Granulicatella adiacens infective endocarditis

Authors

  • Arun Kumar Alagesan Department of General Medicine and Cardiology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Tirumalasetty Sriharsha Department of General Medicine and Cardiology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Raghav J. Department of General Medicine and Cardiology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Vikrannth V. Department of General Medicine and Cardiology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Kannan R. Department of General Medicine and Cardiology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Meenakshi K. Department of General Medicine and Cardiology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20222958

Keywords:

Granulicatella adiacens, Rare organism, Life threatening

Abstract

Infective endocarditis is an unconventional infectious disease nonetheless life-threatening. A roundabout of 3% to 5% cases of Streptococcal infective endocarditis is caused by nutritionally variant Streptococci (NVS). Granulicatella species is one of the atypical causes of infective endocarditis. In this context, the authors are disclosing a case of infective endocarditis in an underlying rheumatic heart disease patient, caused by Granulicatella adiacens. The patient had breathlessness for the past four months, on and off fever for two months anew and mid-diastolic murmur with vegetation in aortic valve as appeared by echocardiogram. The blood cultures were tested positive for Granulicatella adiacens. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous vancomycin for a period of six weeks. 

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2022-11-23

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