Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis incidentally diagnosed following an aortic valve replacement surgery

Cardiobacterium hominis infective endocarditis: A literature review

“…We searched the PubMed database to identify case reports of C. hominis IE and found 44 cases reported between January 2000 and June 2022 [1] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] , [26] , [27] , [28] , [29] , [30] , [31] , [32] , [33] , [34] , [35] , [36] , [37] , [38] , [39] , [40] , [41] , [42] , [43] , [44] , [45] , [46] , [47] . Herein, previously reported cases of C. hominis IE were reviewed and summarized.…”

Ceftriaxone‐induced neutropenia successfully overcome by a switch to penicillin G in Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis

“…It is a member of the HACEK group ( Haemophilus spp., Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans , Cardiobacterium hominis , Eikenella corrodens , Kingella kingae ) consisting of Gram‐negative bacteria which are part of the normal flora of the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract in humans and can cause endocarditis typically in patients with heart diseases or artificial valves 3 . The clinical course of C. hominis endocarditis often is indolent with a long duration of symptoms prior to the establishment of the diagnosis 4 . A review of C. hominis endocarditis cases from 2006 found a duration of preceding symptoms of 138 ± 128 days.…”

“… 3 The clinical course of C. hominis endocarditis often is indolent with a long duration of symptoms prior to the establishment of the diagnosis. 4 A review of C. hominis endocarditis cases from 2006 found a duration of preceding symptoms of 138 ± 128 days. The symptoms most frequently reported were fever (74%), fatigue and malaise (53%), weight loss (40%), night sweats (24%), and joint and muscle pain (21%).…”

“…3 The clinical course of C. hominis endocarditis often is indolent with a long duration of symptoms prior to the establishment of the diagnosis. 4 A review of C. hominis endocarditis cases from 2006 found a duration…”