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AI InsightEndocarditis due to A.defectiva is rarely seen.In this manuscript, we report 38 years old male who has infective endocarditis due to A. defectivaconcurrent with septic embolism and acute coronary syndrome; he was recovered with mitral valve replacement and antibiotic treatment
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Abstract
Abiotrophia defectiva (A. defectiva) , formely named as nutritionally variant streptoccocci, nowadays it was classified in Abiotrophia genus. A.defectiva is catalase negative, Gram positive coccus. These bacteria need some essential nutrients such as pyridoxine and L-cysteine etc. for growth, for his reason do not grow in routine cultures. Endocarditis due to A.defectiva is rarely seen.In this manuscript, we report 38 years old male who has infective endocarditis due to A. defectivaconcurrent with septic embolism and acute coronary syndrome; he was recovered with mitral valve replacement and antibiotic treatment
Özet
Abiotrophia defectiva (A.defectiva), eskiden nutrisyonel varyant streptokoklar olarak isimlendirilen, günümüzde Abiotrophia cinsi içinde sınıflandırılan, katalaz negatif, Gram pozitif koklardır. A.defectiva’nın üremesi için besiyerinde pridoksin ve L-sistein gibi bazı nutrisyonel maddelere gereksinim vardır, bu nedenle rutin besiyerlerinde üretilemez. A. defectiva’ya bağlı olarak enfektif endokardit gelişimi oldukça nadirdir. Bu yazıda, septik emboli ve akut koroner sendrom ile birlikte A. defectiva’ya bağlı olarak enfektif endokardit gelişen, mitral kapak replasmanı ve antibiyotik tedavisi sonrası düzelen 38 yaşında bir erkek hasta sunulmuştur.