Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis: a case of rat bite fever

Po-Lin Chen; Nan-Yao Lee; Jing-Jou Yan; Yu-Jen Yang; Hung-Mo Chen; Chia-Ming Chang; Hsin-Chun Lee; Nai-Ying Ko; Chao-Han Lai; Wen-Chien Ko

doi:10.1128/JCM.01169-07

Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis: a case of rat bite fever

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Sep;45(9):3125-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01169-07. Epub 2007 Jul 25.

Authors

Po-Lin Chen¹, Nan-Yao Lee, Jing-Jou Yan, Yu-Jen Yang, Hung-Mo Chen, Chia-Ming Chang, Hsin-Chun Lee, Nai-Ying Ko, Chao-Han Lai, Wen-Chien Ko

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, No. 138, Sheng Li Road, Tainan 704, Taiwan. winston@mail.ncku.edu.tw

Abstract

We report a case of rat bite fever caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis in Taiwan. It manifested as prosthetic valve endocarditis, which was cured by cardiac valve replacement and antimicrobial therapy. The DNA sequence of the 16S rRNA gene of S. moniliformis was detected in valve specimens by PCR and nucleotide sequencing.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology*
Humans
Middle Aged
Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Rat-Bite Fever / drug therapy
Rat-Bite Fever / microbiology*
Rat-Bite Fever / surgery
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Streptobacillus / isolation & purification*
Taiwan

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S