Granulicatella adiacensinfective endocarditis
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Date
2022-12
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Medip Academy
Abstract
Infective endocarditis is an unconventional infectious disease nonetheless life-threatening. A roundabout of 3% to 5% cases of Streptococcalinfective endocarditis is caused by nutritionally variant Streptococci (NVS). Granulicatella species is one of the atypical causes of infective endocarditis. In this context, the authors are disclosing a case of infective endocarditis in an underlying rheumatic heart disease patient, caused by Granulicatella adiacens. The patient had breathlessness for the past four months, on and off fever for two months anew and mid-diastolic murmur with vegetation in aortic valve as appeared by echocardiogram. The blood cultures were tested positive for Granulicatella adiacens. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous vancomycin for a period of six weeks.
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Keywords
Granulicatella adiacens, Rare organism, Life threatening
Citation
Alagesan Arun Kumar, Sriharsha Tirumalasetty, J. Raghav, V. Vikrannth, R. Kannan, K. Meenakshi. Granulicatella adiacensinfective endocarditis. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2022 Dec; 9(12): 1211-1214