Native-valve endocarditis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans: a case report and review of literature
Achromobacter xylosoxidans is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first described by Yabuuchi and Ohyama in 1971. A. xylosoxidans is frequently found in aquatic environments. Abdominal, urinary tract, ocular, pneumonia, meningitis, and osteomyelitis are the most common infections. Infective endocardit...
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| author | Caio Godoy Rodrigues Jairo Rays Marcia Yoshie Kanegae |
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| description | Achromobacter xylosoxidans is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first described by Yabuuchi and Ohyama in 1971. A. xylosoxidans is frequently found in aquatic environments. Abdominal, urinary tract, ocular, pneumonia, meningitis, and osteomyelitis are the most common infections. Infective endocarditis is rare. As far as we know, until now, only 19 cases have been described, including this current report. We report the case of community-acquired native valve endocarditis caused by A. xylosoxidans in an elderly patient without a concomitant diagnosis of a malignancy or any known immunodeficiency. The patient presented with a 2-month history of fever, weight loss, and progressive dyspnea. On physical examination, mitral and aortic murmurs were present, along with Janeway’s lesions, and a positive blood culture for A. xylosoxidans. The transesophageal echocardiogram showed vegetation in the aortic valve, which was consistent with the diagnosis of infective endocarditis |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea2ad15eb67043a2beb5e55b44cf7dd52022-12-22T00:44:05ZengUniversity of São PauloAutopsy and Case Reports2236-19602017-09-017310.4322/acr.2017.029Native-valve endocarditis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans: a case report and review of literatureCaio Godoy Rodrigues0Jairo Rays1Marcia Yoshie Kanegae2University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, Internal Medicine DepartmentUniversity of São Paulo, Hospital Universitário, Internal Medicine DivisionUniversity of São Paulo, Hospital Universitário, Internal Medicine DivisionAchromobacter xylosoxidans is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first described by Yabuuchi and Ohyama in 1971. A. xylosoxidans is frequently found in aquatic environments. Abdominal, urinary tract, ocular, pneumonia, meningitis, and osteomyelitis are the most common infections. Infective endocarditis is rare. As far as we know, until now, only 19 cases have been described, including this current report. We report the case of community-acquired native valve endocarditis caused by A. xylosoxidans in an elderly patient without a concomitant diagnosis of a malignancy or any known immunodeficiency. The patient presented with a 2-month history of fever, weight loss, and progressive dyspnea. On physical examination, mitral and aortic murmurs were present, along with Janeway’s lesions, and a positive blood culture for A. xylosoxidans. The transesophageal echocardiogram showed vegetation in the aortic valve, which was consistent with the diagnosis of infective endocarditishttp://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/139578AchromobacterInfective EndocarditisNative-Valve Endocarditis |
| spellingShingle | Caio Godoy Rodrigues Jairo Rays Marcia Yoshie Kanegae Native-valve endocarditis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans: a case report and review of literature Autopsy and Case Reports Achromobacter Infective Endocarditis Native-Valve Endocarditis |
| title | Native-valve endocarditis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans: a case report and review of literature |
| title_full | Native-valve endocarditis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans: a case report and review of literature |
| title_fullStr | Native-valve endocarditis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans: a case report and review of literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Native-valve endocarditis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans: a case report and review of literature |
| title_short | Native-valve endocarditis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans: a case report and review of literature |
| title_sort | native valve endocarditis caused by achromobacter xylosoxidans a case report and review of literature |
| topic | Achromobacter Infective Endocarditis Native-Valve Endocarditis |
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