Case report of Streptomyces endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
S B MossadG S Hall

Abstract

We describe the first case of prosthetic valve endocarditis due to a Streptomyces sp. The patient presented with fever, cutaneous embolic lesions, and bacteremia 3 months after aortic valve replacement. Treatment required valve replacement and a long course of parenteral imipenem.

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