Shivaprakasha, ShashikalaRajdev, SanjaySingh, HarminderVelivala, Satyaprasad2013-03-132013-03-132011-02Shivaprakasha Shashikala, Rajdev Sanjay, Singh Harminder, Velivala Satyaprasad. Prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis due to Ochrobactrum anthropi. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2011 Feb; 65(2) 69-72.http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/145593Ochrobactrum anthropi is an emerging pathogen increasingly affecting the immunocompromised host. Only four cases of infective endocarditis have been documented in literature. Therapeutic approach is a rising challenge as it is resistant to most of the currently available beta lactam antibiotics with the exception of carbapenems. We report a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis secondary to Ochrobactrum anthropi infection; the host was temporarily immunocompromised due to disseminated herpes zoster after surgery.enEmerging pathogenOchrobactrum anthropiochrobactrum endocarditisprosthetic valve endocarditisImmunocompromised Host --drug therapyAgedAortic Valve --surgeryAortic Valve --transplantationEndocarditis --drug therapyEndocarditis --etiologyHeart Valve ProsthesisHerpes Zoster --complicationsHumansMaleOchrobactrum anthropi --pathogenicitySurgical Wound Infectionbeta-Lactams --therapeutic usebeta-Lactam Resistance --drug effectsArticle