Cardiobacterium valvarum endocarditis. Medical search. Frequent questions

It belongs to the HACEK group of fastidious bacteria that are present in normal oropharyngeal flora and can develop into infective endocarditis. (wikipedia.org)
HACEK infective endocarditis: Epidemiology, clinical features, and outcome: A case-control study. (medscape.com)
Fukuchi T, Iwata K, Ohji G. Failure of early diagnosis of infective endocarditis in Japan--a retrospective descriptive analysis. (medscape.com)

The only other identified Cardiobacterium species is Cardiobacterium hominis. (wikipedia.org)
When compared morphologically, the two Cardiobacterium species are indistinguishable in culture and Gram stain, however the two differ in growth patterns: C. valvarum is more fastidious than C. hominis, and is non-hemolytic. (wikipedia.org)
Cardiobacterium hominis is a member of the HACEK group ( Haemophilus paraphrophilus, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, C hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella kingae ), which are fastidious, gram-negative, aerobic bacilli that normally reside in the respiratory tract. (medscape.com)
C hominis endocarditis accounts for 0.1% of all cases of endocarditis. (medscape.com)
Mycotic aneurysms are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in C hominis endocarditis. (medscape.com)
Mycotic aneurysm complicates 2.5-10% of cases of C hominis endocarditis. (medscape.com)
Cardiobacterium hominis-induced acute dacryocystitis and lacrimal abscess. (medscape.com)
Cardiobacterium hominis is a rare cause of neonatal sepsis. (medscape.com)
Wong D, Carson J, Johnson A. Subacute bacterial endocarditis caused by Cardiobacterium hominis: A case report. (medscape.com)
Cardiobacterium hominis: review of microbiologic and clinical features. (medscape.com)

Current clinical guidelines recommend that C. valvarum infection be treated with a 4-week course of ceftriaxone or ciprofloxacin. (wikipedia.org)
They have been associated with local infection in the mouth and, collectively, cause 5-10% of cases of native valve endocarditis in persons who do not abuse illicit intravenous drugs. (medscape.com)
Aortic vascular graft infection caused by Cardiobacterium valvarum: a case report. (medscape.com)

16S ribosomal RNA genotyping is the necessary method of identifying C.valvarum. (wikipedia.org)

C. valvarum is also differentiated by the fact that the species does not produce indole. (wikipedia.org)

Fatal bioprosthetic aortic valve endocarditis due to Cardiobacterium valvarum. (nih.gov)
Aortic vascular graft infection caused by Cardiobacterium valvarum: a case report. (medscape.com)

Cardiobacterium valvarum is a Gram-negative species of bacteria belonging to the Cardiobacterium genus. (wikipedia.org)
Cardiobacterium species are Gram-negative, pleomorphic rod-shaped bacteria that are catalase-negative and oxidase-positive. (wikipedia.org)
C. valvarum is also differentiated by the fact that the species does not produce indole. (wikipedia.org)
The Cardiobacterium species are broadly susceptible to beta-lactam, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, fluoroquinolones, and aztreonam. (wikipedia.org)
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Cardiobacterium Species. (hopkinsguides.com)
Johns Hopkins Guides , www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540710/all/Cardiobacterium_species. (hopkinsguides.com)

A Guideline From the American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, and the Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, and the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group. (medscape.com)

Polymicrobial endocarditis involving Veillonella parvula in an intravenous drug user: case report and literature review of Veillonella endocarditis. (nih.gov)