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Endocarditis caused by Kingella indologenes
D B Jenny1, P W Letendre, G Iverson
1Department of Cardiology, Dakota Medical Center, University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Fargo.
Reviews of Infectious Diseases
|July 1, 1987
Abstract:
The first known case of endocarditis caused by Kingella indologenes is reported. A review of the literature reveals only seven cases of endocarditis caused by the other two species of the genus Kingella (Kingella kingae, six cases; Kingella denitrificens, one case). Kingella organisms appear to be sensitive to a wide variety of antimicrobial agents. The available data suggest that endocarditis caused by Kingella species occurs rarely and is associated with a benign clinical course.