Prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis due to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia complicated by subannular abscess
ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA, vol.108, no.2, pp.258-260, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 108 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2008
- Doi Number: 10.1080/00015458.2008.11680216
- Journal Name: ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.258-260
- Keywords: aortic root, aortic valve, replacement, endocarditis, INFECTIONS, ROOT
- Istanbul University Affiliated: No
Abstract
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.