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02 April 2022: Articles

Infective Endocarditis Caused by in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review

Rare disease

Abdulbary Ali Alhalimi E , Lateefah Talal AlShammari B , Ahmed Khalid Al-Qurayn E , Abdullatif Sami Al Rashed A*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.935743

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935743

Table 2. Summary of P. luteola cases associated with central venous line (1995–2015).

Author (yr) [ref]Age/sexPresentationAssociated condition/predisposing causeTreatmentDuration of treatmentOutcomeSusceptible antibioticsResistant antibiotics
Our case9 years/FemaleInfective endocarditisCrohn’s disease, TPN, CVLPiperacillin/tazobactam6 weeksNEDCeftazidime, piperacillin, tazobactam, Cefepime, Ciprofloxacin, LevofloxacinNA
Bayhan et al (2015) []3 72 months/MaleBacteremia, pneumoniaMiller-Dieker syndrome, TPN, CVLImipenem34 daysNEDAmikacin, gentamicin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and meropenemPiperacillin/tazobactam, aztreonam, and colistin. In total, 15% and 85% of the isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin and ceftazidime, respectively
Bayhan et al (2015) []3 29 months/MaleBacteremiaTetralogy of Fallot, CVLImipenem7 daysNED
Otto et al (2013) []2 63 years/MaleBacteremiaCVLPiperacillin7 daysNEDAmoxicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, ticarcillin, ticarcillin-clavulanate, piperacillin, piperacillin-tazobactam, cephalotin, cefotaxim, ceftazidime, cefepime, aztreonam, imipenem, ertapenem, meropenem, gentamicin, amikacin, tobramycin, netilmicin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, pefloxacin, rifampicin, fosfomycin, tigecycline, and colistinNA
Wen et al (2013) []1 14 years/MaleSepsisCVLCeftriaxone14 daysNEDNANA
Casalta et al (2005) []18 53 years/MaleInfective endocarditisProsthetic valveIV ticarcillin + clavulanic acid for 60 days and gentamicin for 15 days60 daysNEDAmpicillin, ureidopenicillin, third generation cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosidesNA
Chihab et al (2004) []13 13 years/MaleInfective endocarditisRheumatic heart disease, Mitral valve replacement surgeryCeftriaxone3 daysDeathImipenem, colistin, ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, and doxycyclineAmoxicillin, cephalothin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Rahav et al (1995) []5 26 years/FemaleBacteremiaTrauma, splenectomy, Neurosurgery, CVLCiprofloxacin75 daysNEDAmpicillin (25%), Cefotaxime (100%), Ceftazidime (100%), Cefsulodin (75%), Mezlocillin (100%), Aztreonam (75%), Imipenem (100%), Tetracycline (25%), Cotrimoxazole (25%), Ciprofloxacin (100%), Gentamicin (100%), Amikacin (100%)Ampicillin (75%), Cephalothin (100%), Cefuroxime (100%), Cefsulin (25%), Aztreonam (25%), Tetracycline (75%), Cotrimoxazole (75%)
NED – no evidence of disease; NA – not available; TPN – total parenteral nutrition; CVL – central venous line.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923