Polymicrobial endocarditis involving Veillonella parvula in an intravenous drug user: case report and literature review of Veillonella endocarditis

Infection. 2013 Apr;41(2):591-4. doi: 10.1007/s15010-012-0398-3. Epub 2013 Mar 1.

Authors

M A Pérez-Jacoiste Asín¹, M Fernández-Ruiz, I Serrano-Navarro, S Prieto-Rodriguez, J M Aguado

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital "12 de Octubre", Instituto de Investigación Hospital "12 de Octubre" (i+12), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain. mperezja82@hotmail.com

PMID: 23456452
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-012-0398-3

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Heart Valve Diseases / drug therapy
Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology
Humans
Male
Metronidazole / therapeutic use
Risk Factors
Substance Abuse, Intravenous / microbiology*
Veillonella / isolation & purification*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Metronidazole
Ceftriaxone