Ralstonia mannitollylitica endocarditis: A case report
Marta Carreira,
Clara Gomes,
Margarida Silva,
Raquel Duro
Affiliations
Marta Carreira
Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal; Corresponding author at: Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200–319, Porto, Portugal.
Clara Gomes
Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal
Margarida Silva
Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal
Raquel Duro
Unit for the Prevention and Control of Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal
Ralstonia mannitolilytica (R. mannitolilytica.) is an emerging aerobic Gram-negative bacteria causing infection among immunocompromised patients. R. mannitolilytica, has been described in hospital outbreaks, mainly as bloodstream infection, but also as meningitis, hemoperitoneum infection and post renal transplant infection. We describe the first reported case of R. mannitolilytica infective endocarditis.
