Endocarditis Caused by Abiotrophia Defectiva in Children
Resource
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL v.21 n.7 pp.697-700
Journal
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
Journal Volume
v.21
Journal Issue
n.7
Pages
697-700
Date Issued
2002
Date
2002
Author(s)
HSUEH, PO-REN
WU, MEI-HWAN
WANG, JANN-TAY
HUANG, LI-MIN
Abstract
Abiotrophia defectiva, formerly designated as the member of nutritionally variant streptococci, is a part of normal oral flora and may be a cause of culture-negative endocarditis. We report a case of infective endocarditis caused by A defectiva involving the mitral valve in a 12-year -old girl. She received antibiotic treatment for 8 weeks and was symptom- free 6 months after discharge. We also reviewed the pediatric cases of nutritionally variant streptococcal endocarditis published in the English literature since 1971.
Subjects
infective endocarditis
Abiotrophia defectiva
children
NUTRITIONALLY VARIANT STREPTOCOCCI
INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS
DEFICIENT STREPTOCOCCUS