Yonsei Med J. 1985 Jun;26(1):78-81. English.
Published online Feb 20, 2002.
https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.1985.26.1.78
Published online Feb 20, 2002.
https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.1985.26.1.78
Copyright © 1985 The Yonsei University College of Medicine
Case Report
Cardiobacterium Hominis Endocarditis - A Case Report-
Yunsop Chong, Ph.D.,
Tai Sook Kim, M.D.,
Samuel Y. Lee, M.D.,
Won Heum Shim, M.D.,1
and Bum Koo Choo, M.D.2
Abstract
Cardiobacterium hominis, a fastidious gram-negative bacillus rarely causing endocarditis, was isolated from blood culture of a 41-year-old man with subacute bacterial endocarditis. The patient had undergone an operation of valve replacement 4 years before. Growth of the organism was only detected in 1 of 6 blood cultures after 7 days incubation. The isolate showed typical characteristics of C. hominis, i.e., tear-drop like cells and a weak positive indole reaction. The isolate was susceptible to many antimicrobial agents, but penicillin G and streptomycin therapy failed to cure the disease.
Keywords
C. hominis; Endocarditis
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