Author/Editor		Logar, Mateja; Lejko-Zupanc, Tatjana
Title		Infective endocarditis caused by Cellulomonas spp. in an intravenous drug user
Translated title		Infektiöse Endokarditis durch Cellulomonas spp. bei einem intravenösen Drogenkonsumenten Fallbericht
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 125, št. 11/12
Publication year		2013
Volume		str. 334-336
ISSN		0043-5325 - Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
Language		eng
Abstract		Cellulomonas spp. are often believed to be of low virulence. There are only a few reports of human infections. We report the first case of endocarditis caused by Cellulomonas in an intravenous drug abuser. The diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) in this case was definite using the Duke criteria. The course of the disease was complicated with a heart failure and possible mycotic aneurysm in the left leg. After the end of antimicrobial therapy aortic valve replacement was done because of severe heart failure.
Keywords		Infective endocarditis Intravenous drug user Cellulomonas spp. Mycotic aneurysm