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Case Reports
. 2000 May;38(5):2015-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.5.2015-2017.2000.

Infective endocarditis complicated with progressive heart failure due to beta-lactamase-producing Cardiobacterium hominis

P L Lu  1 , P R Hsueh, C C Hung, L J Teng, T N Jang, K T Luh
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Infective endocarditis complicated with progressive heart failure due to beta-lactamase-producing Cardiobacterium hominis

P L Lu et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2000 May.

Abstract

We describe a 66-year-old woman with infective endocarditis due to Cardiobacterium hominis whose condition, complicated by severe aortic regurgitation and congestive heart failure, necessitated aortic valve replacement despite treatment with ceftriaxone followed by ciprofloxacin. The blood isolate of C. hominis produced beta-lactamase and exhibited high-level resistance to penicillin (MIC, >==256 microgram/ml) and reduced susceptibility to vancomycin (MIC, 8 microgram/ml).

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FIG. 1
Gas chromatography of FAMES of C. hominis. The designations refer to the number of carbon atoms (number before the colon) and the number of double bonds (number after the colon). 3-OH, hydroxyl group at carbon 3 (Microbial Identification System; Microbial ID Inc., Newark, Del.).
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