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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2002, p. 2308-2310, Vol. 40, No. 6
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.6.2308-2310.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Enterococcus gallinarum Endocarditis Occurring on Native Heart Valves

Sylvie Dargere,1* Michel Vergnaud,2 Renaud Verdon,1 Eric Saloux,3 Olivier Le Page,4 Roland Leclercq,2 and Claude Bazin1

Service de Maladies Infectieuses,1 Service de Bactériologie,2 Service de Cardiologie,3 Service de Chirurgie Cardiaque, Cote de Nacre University Hospital, 14033 Caen, France4

Received 17 December 2001/ Returned for modification 13 February 2002/ Accepted 15 March 2002

We report the first case of Enterococcus gallinarum endocarditis developing on normal native heart valves. Using phenotypic and molecular methods, a precise identification of this naturally vancomycin-resistant species allowed an optimal antibiotic therapy and the patient's recovery.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Service de Maladies Infectieuses, CHU Côte de Nacre, 14033 Caen Cedex, France. Phone (33) 02 31 06 47 14. Fax (33) 02 31 06 49 96. E-mail: dargere-s{at}chu-caen.fr.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2002, p. 2308-2310, Vol. 40, No. 6
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.6.2308-2310.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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