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Case Reports
. 2010 Mar;48(3):1008-11.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01106-09. Epub 2009 Dec 23.

Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Actinomyces neuii successfully treated with antibiotic therapy

Sebastian Grundmann  1 , Johannes Huebner, Judith Stuplich, Andrea Koch, Kezhong Wu, Anette Geibel-Zehender, Christoph Bode, Michael Brunner
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Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Actinomyces neuii successfully treated with antibiotic therapy

Sebastian Grundmann et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

Endocarditis due to Actinomyces neuii is a rare disease, with only 14 reported cases. Recently, A. neuii was added to the list of species implicated in endocarditis of native valves. We now report the first case of prosthetic valve endocarditis and the first successful control of endocarditis caused by this organism without surgical intervention.

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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). TEE imaging showed a regression of the valvular vegetations under antibiotic therapy. (A) At the time of diagnosis; (B) after 2 weeks of antibiotic therapy; (C) perivalvular cavity at the time of diagnosis, consistent with a washed-out abscess formation.
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