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Scand J Infect Dis
; 45(10): 800-3, 2013 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23808721
ABSTRACT
Small colony variants (SCVs) are subpopulations of a bacterial strain that differ in morphology, growth rate, metabolism, and antibiotic sensitivity from the parent line. They are associated with chronic and difficult-to-treat infections. SCV endocarditis is very rare and usually associated with intracardiac devices. Herein, we report a case of endocarditis caused by SCV-forming Enterococcus faecalis that affected the native heart without any known predisposition.
Subject(s)
Endocarditis, Bacterial/diagnosis , Enterococcus faecalis/isolation & purification , Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/diagnosis , Bacteriological Techniques/methods , Endocarditis, Bacterial/microbiology , Enterococcus faecalis/growth & development , Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/microbiology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Mitral Valve/diagnostic imaging , Mitral Valve/pathology , Recurrence , Ultrasonography
2.
Folia Microbiol (Praha)
; 58(6): 491-4, 2013 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23456350
