Endocarditis of Native Valve due to Proteus mirabilis: Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract

Endocarditis due to Proteus mirabilis is very uncommon and the optimal surgical and/or antibiotic treatment is not well defined. Guidelines from the AHA and ESC recommend prolonged courses of combined antibiotic therapy but information regarding the clinical presentation, the choice of treatment, the surgical management, and the duration of therapy can only be taken from clinical cases reported in literature. We describe a case of native valve endocarditis due to Proteus mirabilis, successfully treated with antibiotic therapy alone with a review of the relevant literature on this topic.

Necrotizing fasciitis of cryptoglandular infection treated with multiple incisions and thread-dragging therapy: A case report

“…More confirmation of this point was the pus culture. It showed the presence of Proteus mirabilis , which is usually be found in the intestinal and urinary tracts[ 6 ], not a common pathogen of necrotizing fasciitis. A review of the present illness history bears out that necrotizing fasciitis onset is largely related to poor drainage of perianal abscesses and failed treatment of the infected internal opening in the early stage.…”