Endocarditis Due to Streptococcus acidominimus

Brachlow, Allison; Awadallah, Sami M.; Chatterjee, Archana

doi:10.1007/s00246-002-0253-x

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“…Our patient had positive blood cultures and the presence of vegetation on TTE (figure 3; video 1). Classical signs of IE such as splinter haemorrhages, Janeway lesions, Osler's nodes or Roth spots have been noted to occur less frequently in IE2 5 and were also absent in our patient. The variety of clinical presentations of IE could be related to an increase in unusual causative microorganisms.…”

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“…S. acidominimus was first isolated from bovine sources in 1922 by Ayers and Mudge 2 3. It is a normal inhabitant of bovine skin, vagina and raw milk.…”

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“…Limited cases causing infections of wounds, cysts, external abscess, pericarditis, pneumonia, meningitis and urethral infection have been reported in humans 3 4. To date, only two cases of S. acidominimus endocarditis have been reported in the literature,2 3 thus the clinical and epidemiological significance of this pathogen remain uncertain. The diagnosis of IE is based on the Duke criteria comprising clinical signs, positive blood cultures and presence of vegetation on echocardiography, the imaging of choice.…”

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“…In recent years, reports in the literature reveal a widening pool of causative microorganisms and a variation in clinical presentation of IE than that classically described 2. Nonetheless, Staphylococcus aureus and viridans group streptococci still remain the most common causative agents.…”

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Unusual cause of infective endocarditis in an elderly patient with a rare condition

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A 77-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 1-week history of anorexia, fatigue, general malaise and a 3-day history of fever. Clinical examination revealed livedo reticularis across the anterior aspect of her knees and a pansystolic murmur. Laboratory evaluation found neutrophil leucocytosis; elevated C reactive protein and blood cultures grew Streptococcus acidominimus. Transthoracic echocardiography displayed vegetation on the mitral valve and a left atrial myxoma. She was treated with intravenous benzylpenicillin and erythromycin for the infective endocarditis (IE) and remains well 3 months post-treatment. S. acidominimus is considered a common veterinary pathogen rarely found in humans. To the best of our knowledge, only two prior reports of IE due to this organism exist in the literature. This case highlights how rare pathogens can cause unusual presentation and the importance of IE as a differential even in the absence of classical signs, if fever and new murmur are present.

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“…S. acidominimus was first isolated from bovine sources in 1922 by Ayers and Mudge 2 3. It is a normal inhabitant of bovine skin, vagina and raw milk.…”

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“…Five months after discharge the ventricular septal defect was surgically closed. 11 S. acidominimus is an uncommon cause of invasive disease in humans, although it may lend to significant morbidity. This is the first case report in which S. acidominimus was isolated from a multiloculated empyema in a critically ill patient causing significant morbidity.…”

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Streptococcus acidominimus isolated from a multiloculated empyema in a critically ill adult man with pneumonia: Case report and review of literature

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Human pathogenic streptococcal proteomics and vaccine development

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Gram-positive streptococci are non-motile, chain-forming bacteria commonly found in the normal oral and bowel flora of warm-blooded animals. Over the past decade, a proteomic approach combining 2-DE and MS has been used to systematically map the cellular, surface-associated and secreted proteins of human pathogenic streptococcal species. The public availability of complete streptococcal genomic sequences and the amalgamation of proteomic, genomic and bioinformatic technologies have recently facilitated the identification of novel streptococcal vaccine candidate antigens and therapeutic agents. The objective of this review is to examine the constituents of the streptococcal cell wall and secreted proteome, the mechanisms of transport of surface and secreted proteins, and describe the current methodologies employed for the identification of novel surface-displayed proteins and potential vaccine antigens.

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Endocarditis Due to Streptococcus acidominimus

Abstract: It has been reported in recent years that the causative microorganisms, affected population, and clinical presentation of infective endocarditis have changed. We report on a 15-year-old boy with ventricular septal defect who was diagnosed with Streptococcus acidominimus endocarditis.

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Unusual cause of infective endocarditis in an elderly patient with a rare condition

Unusual cause of infective endocarditis in an elderly patient with a rare condition

Streptococcus acidominimus isolated from a multiloculated empyema in a critically ill adult man with pneumonia: Case report and review of literature

Human pathogenic streptococcal proteomics and vaccine development

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