Endocarditis by enterococci durans
A rare cause. Case report
Keywords:
Endocarditis, Enterococcus, InfectionAbstract
The infectious endocarditis is a disease that occurs in several clinical forms because of cardiac structural commitment established, involved microorganism and inherent situations to each patient. Among the most common causative agents are staphylococci group, followed by streptotococci and enterococci; in this last one, group the Enterococcus durans, is the lowest incidence. The case of a 54-year-old with a clinical picture characterized by worsening of chronic heart failure, who during hospitalization was handled as such, is presented; eight days later, due to the limited clinical improvement, the onset of fever quantified at 39°C, an echocardiogram revealed vegetations on mitral values and a positive blood culture for Enterococcus durans, the patient required antibiotic therapy and subsequent surgical management for valve replacement a biological mitral valve, with resolution of symptoms.
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