Corynebacterium endocarditis in a patient with a cardiac implantable electronic device
Endocarditis por Corynebacterium en un paciente portador de un dispositivo electrónico cardiaco implantable
Sevil Alkan, Uğur Küçük, Serpil Şahin, Taylan Önder
Abstract
Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections have been rising around the world. Many microorganisms can lead to this disease. Corynebacterium species are catalase-positive Gram-positive bacilli, also known as "diphtheroids" or "coryneform" bacteria, were once almost universally dismissed as contamination when recovered from patients, but they are now increasingly being linked to serious infections and have the ability to form biofilms and rarely cause CIED infections and this can be complicated as infective endocarditis. Corynebacterium spp. are frequently overlooked as contaminants in blood cultures, yet they can cause a serious infective endocarditis (IE). Antibiotic resistance is increasing among Corynebacterium spp., and this makes treatment more challenging. There are few reports of IE caused by Corynebacterium spp., and more research is needed. Here, we report a case of 55- year old man with Corynebacterium spp. cardiac device-related infective endocarditis.
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Las infecciones por dispositivos electrónicos implantables cardíacos (CIED) han ido en aumento en todo el mundo. Muchos microorganismos pueden conducir esta enfermedad. Las especies de Corynebacterium son bacilos grampositivos catalasa positivos, también conocidos como bacterias "difteroides" o "corineformes" que, alguna vez, se descartaron casi universalmente como contaminación cuando se recuperaron de los pacientes, pero ahora se los vincula cada vez más con infecciones graves y tienen la capacidad de forman biopelículas y rara vez causan infecciones por CIED, y esto puede complicarse como una endocarditis infecciosa. Corynebacterium spp. a menudo se pasan por alto como contaminantes en los hemocultivos, pero pueden causar una endocarditis infecciosa (EI) grave. La resistencia a los antibióticos está aumentando entre Corynebacterium spp., y esto hace que el tratamiento sea más desafiante. Hay pocos informes de EI causada por Corynebacterium spp., y se necesita más investigación. Aquí reportamos un caso de un hombre de 55 años con EI por Corynebacterium spp. relacionada con dispositivos cardíacos.
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Submitted date:
02/28/2022
Reviewed date:
03/23/2022
Accepted date:
04/01/2022
Publication date:
04/02/2022
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