ACTINOMYCES MURIS ENDOCARDITIS TREATED WITH CHLORAMPHENICOL

Actinomyces muris endocarditis treated. with chloramphenicol.

Actinomyces naeslundii: An Uncommon Cause of Endocarditis

Actinomyces rarely causes endocarditis with 25 well-described cases reported in the literature in the past 75 years. We present a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) caused by Actinomyces naeslundii. To our knowledge, this is the first report in the literature of endocarditis due to this organism and the second report of PVE caused by Actinomyces.

"Moraxella lacunata" endocarditis treated with penicillin.

The case report of a young male with Endocarditis caused by Moraxella lacunata is presented. Although a well recognized cause of keratitis, conjunctivitis, and sinusitis; very few cases of endocarditis by this rare pathogen are reported in literature. Patient showed a prompt response when empirical therapy was de-escalated to penicillin, after receiving culture and sensitivity report from Micro...

Hemolytic anemia due to native valve subacute endocarditis with Actinomyces israelii infection

This case highlights the importance of considering infectious etiology in the management of hemolytic anemia. Hemolytic anemia associated with infectious endocarditis is rare. Actinomyces endocarditis is a rare occurrence and is very challenging to diagnose given the challenges to culture the organism.

Bacterial endocarditis over prosthetic valves treated with trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole combination.

During the past few years a number of reports have indicated the therapeutic effectiveness of the new synthetic chemotherapeutic agent trimethoprim (2,4-diamino-5-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl) pyrimidine) used in combination with sulphamethoxazole in a wide range of bacterial infections (Noall, Sewards, and Waterworth, i962; Schneider et al., i965; Akinkugbe et al., I968; Hughes, I969). Staphylococc...