Infective endocarditis following urinary tract infection caused by Globicatella sanguinis

Saeko Takahashi; Chieko Xu; Tetsuya Sakai; Kotaro Fujii; Morio Nakamura

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2017.12.001

IDCases (Jan 2018)

Infective endocarditis following urinary tract infection caused by Globicatella sanguinis

Saeko Takahashi,
Chieko Xu,
Tetsuya Sakai,
Kotaro Fujii,
Morio Nakamura

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Saeko Takahashi: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Japan
Chieko Xu: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Japan
Tetsuya Sakai: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Japan
Kotaro Fujii: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Japan
Morio Nakamura: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.12.001
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. C
pp. 18 – 21

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We report the first case of infective endocarditis following urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by Globicatella sanguinis in an 87-year-old Japanese woman with recurrent episodes of UTI. We identified the pathogen using the Rapid ID32 Strep system. Accurate identification of this infection is important and essential for the effective antimicrobial coverage to this pathogen.

Published in IDCases

ISSN: 2214-2509 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/idcases/

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