Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogens

A 56-year-old female with a history of poor dental hygiene and aortic insufficiency status post aortic valve replacement in 2015 presented with chest pain and fevers. She was found to have portal vein thrombosis, colitis, and infective endocarditis with aortic valve thickening. Blood cultures were p...

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Main Authors:	Kishan Patel, Matt MacDonald, Hosam Hmoud, Eric Czinn, Caleb Wutawunashe, Perry Fisher
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:	IDCases
Subjects:	Case report Infective endocarditis Actinomyces odontolyticus Gemella morbillorum Oral pathogens Echocardiogram
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921000354

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spelling	doaj-688dbd3bfaa84d81b00820d6e2467bbb2021-06-17T04:47:06ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092021-01-0124e01079Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogensKishan Patel0Matt MacDonald1Hosam Hmoud2Eric Czinn3Caleb Wutawunashe4Perry Fisher5Corresponding author at: Zucker School of Medicine, 100 East 77th Street NY, NY, 10075, United States.; Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, Department of Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital New York, New York, United StatesZucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, Department of Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital New York, New York, United StatesZucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, Department of Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital New York, New York, United StatesZucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, Department of Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital New York, New York, United StatesZucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, Department of Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital New York, New York, United StatesZucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, Department of Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital New York, New York, United StatesA 56-year-old female with a history of poor dental hygiene and aortic insufficiency status post aortic valve replacement in 2015 presented with chest pain and fevers. She was found to have portal vein thrombosis, colitis, and infective endocarditis with aortic valve thickening. Blood cultures were positive for Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum. Transesophageal echocardiogram was positive for aortic root thickening. Patient was treated with ceftriaxone and apixaban with full recovery.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921000354Case reportInfective endocarditisActinomyces odontolyticusGemella morbillorumOral pathogensEchocardiogram
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spellingShingle	Kishan Patel Matt MacDonald Hosam Hmoud Eric Czinn Caleb Wutawunashe Perry Fisher Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogens IDCases Case report Infective endocarditis Actinomyces odontolyticus Gemella morbillorum Oral pathogens Echocardiogram
author_facet	Kishan Patel Matt MacDonald Hosam Hmoud Eric Czinn Caleb Wutawunashe Perry Fisher
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title	Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogens
title_short	Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogens
title_full	Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogens
title_fullStr	Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogens
title_full_unstemmed	Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogens
title_sort	aortic valve endocarditis by actinomyces odontolyticus and gemella morbillorum oral pathogens
publisher	Elsevier
series	IDCases
issn	2214-2509
publishDate	2021-01-01
description	A 56-year-old female with a history of poor dental hygiene and aortic insufficiency status post aortic valve replacement in 2015 presented with chest pain and fevers. She was found to have portal vein thrombosis, colitis, and infective endocarditis with aortic valve thickening. Blood cultures were positive for Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum. Transesophageal echocardiogram was positive for aortic root thickening. Patient was treated with ceftriaxone and apixaban with full recovery.
topic	Case report Infective endocarditis Actinomyces odontolyticus Gemella morbillorum Oral pathogens Echocardiogram
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921000354
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Aortic valve endocarditis by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Gemella morbillorum oral pathogens

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