Prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis due to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia complicated by subannular abscess

Ucak A., GÖKSEL O. S., Inan K., Tatar T., Oezelci A., Us M., ...Daha Fazla

ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA, cilt.108, sa.2, ss.258-260, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 108 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00015458.2008.11680216
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.258-260
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: aortic root, aortic valve, replacement, endocarditis, INFECTIONS, ROOT
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Annular abscesses are serious complications of infectious native and prosthetic valve endocarditis. In this patient, we isolated Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, a rare cause of subaortic abscess with high monality/morbidity rates although virulent gram-positive cocci, S. Aureus in particular, have been the most commonly isolated agents. We treated this case of endocarditis and the subannular abscess observed I year after the initial operation by aortic root replacement with resternotomy in addition to appropriate antibiotics.