Korean J Med.
2010 Feb;78(2):257-260.
A case of Haemophilus aphrophilus native valve endocarditis
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kihkdr@kuh.ac.kr
Abstract
- Haemophilus aphrophilus, a fastidious, gram-negative oropharyngeal species grouped as a HACEK organism, is a rare cause of infective endocarditis. Three cases of endocarditis with Haemophilus aphrophilus were reported in Korea, and all of them required valve replacement surgery. We describe a case of native valve infective endocarditis with cerebral embolism and infarction caused by Haemophilus aphrophilus in a 61-year-old woman who was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy for 6 weeks without valve replacement surgery.
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