Abstract
A 26-year-old male intravenous drug user (IDU) presented twice within 6 months with relapsed polymicrobial infective endocarditis (IE) due to Eikenella corrodens and Streptococcus constellatus after completing two courses of appropriate antimicrobial therapy. This report points to relapsing endocarditis as a clinical entity that warrants attention in IDUs when E. corrodens or S. constellatus are causative agents of IE.
Keywords:
endocarditis; polymicrobial; relapse.
Copyright © 2011.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Ceftriaxone / pharmacology
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Coinfection / microbiology*
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Eikenella corrodens / isolation & purification
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Eikenella corrodens / pathogenicity*
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
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Humans
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Male
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Metronidazole / pharmacology
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Oxacillin / pharmacology
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Recurrence
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Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy*
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Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
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Streptococcus constellatus / isolation & purification
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Streptococcus constellatus / pathogenicity*
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Substance-Related Disorders
Substances
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Metronidazole
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Ceftriaxone
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Oxacillin