Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by Pasteurella dagmatis, Germany

Abstract

An 81-year-old male patient in Germany had prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Pasteurella dagmatis after a domestic cat bite. We surgically treated a paravalvular abscess and administered definitive antibiotic therapy consisting of penicillin G and levofloxacin. The patient was discharged from the intensive care unit in good condition 21 days after the surgery.

Keywords

• Pasteurella dagmatis
• bacteria
• prosthetic valve endocarditis
• Germany
• zoonoses
• cats