Following Coxiella burnetii infection, there is a 1 to 5% risk of chronic Q fever. Endocarditis, mycotic aneurysm, and vascular prosthesis infection are common manifestations. We present three patients with endocarditis by C. burnetii concomitant with another bacterial pathogen. Chronic Q fever should therefore be considered in all endocarditis patients in regions where Q fever is endemic.

Endocarditis caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) is rare. Infected aneurysm is one of the most serious complications of infective endocarditis. However, no reports have described SDSE-related infected aneurysm. We herein report a successfully treated case of SDSE-associated infective endocarditis with an infected aneurysm.

A patient with bacterial endocarditis had headaches, cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis and normal cerebral angiograms. Fifteen days later, while on appropriate antibiotic therapy, he developed an intracerebral hematoma due to a mycotic aneurysm. Mycotic aneurysm is an infrequent but serious complication of bacterial endocarditis. An aneurysm should be considered whenever a patient with bacterial ...

Background. Infective endocarditis is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Guidelines addressing prophylaxis and management of infective endocarditis do not extensively deal with concomitant pregnancy, and case reports on infective endocarditis are scarce. This is the first published report of infective endocarditis by Staphylococcus lugdunensis in a pregnant woman. Case Presen...

PATIENT Male, 50 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Bivalvular endocarditis due to Granulicatella adiacens Symptoms: Fever • fatigue MEDICATION - Clinical Procedure: Echocardiogram • valve replacement surgery Specialty: Infectious Diseases. OBJECTIVE Rare disease. BACKGROUND Infective endocarditis remains a prominent cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It has been estimated that 50% of cases are ca...

BACKGROUND Immunoglobulin G (IgG) anticardiolipin (aCL) antibodies are associated with valvulopathy and endocarditis in patients with lupus and other diseases. During acute Q fever, high IgG aCL prevalence has been reported, but the clinical significance remains unknown. METHODS To test if increased IgG aCL at acute Q fever diagnosis is associated with an increased risk of progression to endo...

The combination of sulfamethoxazole (SMZ) and trimethoprim (TMP) in a 5: 1 ratio has not previously been evaluated as the sole antimicrobial agent in treatment of bacterial endocarditis. Bacteremia was suppressed in three patients with Streptococcus viridans endocarditis; however, one patient relapsed three days after cessation of therapy. Two patients treated for six and eight weeks for Pseudo...

BACKGROUND Sub-acute left-sided bacterial endocarditis is a serious condition that may present with variable clinical manifestations. Its symptoms include both sterile and infected emboli, and various immunological phenomena. CASE REPORT This report presents a 55 year old man with frequency and dysuria after a lithotripsy and several admissions with urosepsis. Due to the suspicion of infectiv...

Infective endocarditis is a common serious infectious pathology in children. The most commonly identified organisms are of the streptococcus and staphylococcus species. Patients always have a fever. Other signs of infective endocarditis include Roth spots, splinter hemorrhages and Osler nodes. Blood cultures and echocardiography are very important in the establishment of the diagnosis. The diag...

Infective endocarditis is a common serious infectious pathology in children. The most commonly identified organisms are of the streptococcus and staphylococcus species. Patients always have a fever. Other signs of infective endocarditis include Roth spots, splinter hemorrhages, and Osler nodes. Blood cultures and echocardiography are very important in the establishment of the diagnosis. The dia...