Rothia aeria endocarditis in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve: case report

AUTOR(ES)

Nicodemo, Antonio Carlos, Gonçalves, Luiz Guilherme, Odongo, Fatuma Catherine Atieno, Martino, Marines Dalla Valle, Sampaio, Jorge Luiz Mello

FONTE

Braz J Infect Dis

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2014-10

RESUMO

Rothia aeria is an uncommon pathogen mainly associated with endocarditis in case reports. In previous reports, endocarditis by R. aeria was complicated by central nervous system embolization. In the case we report herein, endocarditis by R. aeria was diagnosed after acute self-limited diarrhea. In addition to the common translocation of R. aeria from the oral cavity, we hypothesize the possibility of intestinal translocation. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry and genetic sequencing are important tools that can contribute to early and more accurate etiologic diagnosis of severe infections caused by Gram-positive rods.

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