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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2004, p. 4893-4896, Vol. 42, No. 10
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4893-4896.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Mitral Bioprosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by an Unusual Microorganism, Gemella morbillorum, in an Intravenous Drug User

Ramzan M. Zakir, Anthony Al-Dehneh, Leticia Dabu, Raj Kapila, and Muhamed Saric*

Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

Received 29 March 2004/ Accepted 11 May 2004

We report a case of Gemella morbillorum mitral bioprosthetic valve endocarditis with perivalvular extension in a 44-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-positive man who is an active intravenous drug user together with review of all published cases. This is only the second reported case of Gemella morbillorum endocarditis in a patient with a prosthetic valve.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Echocardiography Lab, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Ave., I-538, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07103. Phone: (973) 972-6084. Fax: (973) 972-4737. E-mail: saricmu{at}umdnj.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2004, p. 4893-4896, Vol. 42, No. 10
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4893-4896.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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