Infect Chemother.  2010 Oct;42(5):311-314. 10.3947/ic.2010.42.5.311.

A Case of Endocarditis due to Granulicatella adiacens

• Seo MR
• Park YS
• Kim EJ
• Lee HN
• Oh KY
• Seo YH
• Choi CH

• KMID: 1806896
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2010.42.5.311

Abstract

Granulicatella species are nutritionally variant streptococci first described in 1961. Granulicatella species form a part of the normal flora of the oral cavity, genitourinary tract, and intestinal tract. These micro-organisms cause bacteremia or local infections such as endocarditis, central nervous system infections, arthritis, and osteomyelitis. Since isolation of Granulicatella species is difficult, only a few cases of infection caused by this microorganism have been reported. Herein, we report a case of endocarditis caused by Granulicatella adiacens in a 46-year-old patient with ventricular septal defect.

Keyword

Granulicatella adiacens; Endocarditis; Nutritionally variant streptococci

MeSH Terms

Arthritis
Bacteremia
Central Nervous System Infections
Endocarditis
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular
Humans
Middle Aged
Mouth
Osteomyelitis

Figure

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  Figure 1 Intraoperative finding. Subarterial type VSD is located under the PV. Chronic healed vegetation tissue is seen on the PV. PV, Pulmonic valve.

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