Yonsei Med J.  1985 Jun;26(1):78-81. 10.3349/ymj.1985.26.1.78.

Cardiobacterium Hominis Endocarditis: A Case Report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Clinical Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Cardiobacterium hominis, a fastidious gram-negative bacillus rarely causing endocarditis, was isolated from blood culture of a 41-year-old man with subacute bacterial endocarditis. The patient had undergone an operation of valve replacement 4 years before. Growth of the organism was only detected in 1 of 6 blood cultures after 7 days incubation. The isolate showed typical characteristics of C. hominis, i.e., tear-drop like cells and a weak positive indole reaction. The isolate was susceptible to many antimicrobial agents, but penicillin G and streptomycin therapy failed to cure the disease.

Keyword

C. hominis; Endocarditis

MeSH Terms

Adult
Bacterial Infections/complications*
Case Report
Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial/etiology*
Gram-Negative Bacteria
Human
Male
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