Corynebacterium jeikeium native valve endocarditis following femoral access for coronary angiography

M J Ross; G Sakoulas; W J Manning; W E Cohn; A Lisbon

doi:10.1086/319592

Corynebacterium jeikeium native valve endocarditis following femoral access for coronary angiography

Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Apr 1;32(7):E120-1. doi: 10.1086/319592. Epub 2001 Mar 15.

Authors

M J Ross¹, G Sakoulas, W J Manning, W E Cohn, A Lisbon

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadephia, PA, USA.

PMID: 11264050
DOI: 10.1086/319592

Abstract

We present a unique case of rapidly fatal native aortic-valve endocarditis due to Corynebacterium jeikeium, with inoculation as a complication of repeated femoral vascular access for coronary angiography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Coronary Angiography / adverse effects*
Corynebacterium / isolation & purification*
Corynebacterium Infections / drug therapy
Corynebacterium Infections / microbiology*
Corynebacterium Infections / physiopathology
Corynebacterium Infections / surgery
Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / physiopathology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery
Fatal Outcome
Female
Femur
Humans
Middle Aged