
Leuconostoc spp. are gram-positive coccobacilli, catalase and oxidase negative, vancomycin resistant, with a not clearly defined role in human infectious. Cases of infection have been reported previously but it has not been described confirmed infective endocarditis due to Leuconostoc mesenteroides.We describe a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis in a 72-years-old woman with a long previous history of cardiac disease but without other immunological disorders. She developed a heart failure because of prosthetic aortic valve dysfunction.Leuconostoc mesenteroides should be considered as a potential cause of infective endocarditis and listed in the group of vancomycin-resistant microorganism.
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation, Prosthesis-Related Infections, Virulence, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Endocarditis, Bacterial, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Prosthesis Failure, Fatal Outcome, Species Specificity, Vancomycin, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Humans, Female, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections, Leuconostoc, Aged
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation, Prosthesis-Related Infections, Virulence, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Endocarditis, Bacterial, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Prosthesis Failure, Fatal Outcome, Species Specificity, Vancomycin, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Humans, Female, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections, Leuconostoc, Aged
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