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Endocarditis caused by relatively penicillin-resistant Stomatococcus mucilaginosus
R L Pinsky1, V Piscitelli, J E Patterson
1Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|January 1, 1989
Summary
Stomatococcus mucilaginosus endocarditis is rare. Successful treatment involved vancomycin and valve replacement for a penicillin-resistant case.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Cardiology
Background:
- Endocarditis is an infection of the heart's inner lining, often affecting heart valves.
- Stomatococcus mucilaginosus is a gram-positive coccus, rarely implicated in endocarditis.
Observation:
- A case of Stomatococcus mucilaginosus endocarditis was identified.
- The causative bacterial isolate demonstrated relative resistance to standard penicillin and cephalothin antibiotics.
Findings:
- The patient with Stomatococcus mucilaginosus endocarditis was successfully treated.
- Treatment involved a combination of vancomycin and surgical aortic valve replacement.
Implications:
- This case highlights the potential for Stomatococcus mucilaginosus to cause endocarditis.
- It underscores the importance of considering alternative antibiotic regimens, such as vancomycin, for resistant strains.
- Valve replacement may be crucial in managing severe or resistant cases of Stomatococcus mucilaginosus endocarditis.