Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by Pasteurella dagmatis, Germany.

ABSTRACT: An 81-year-old male patient in Germany had prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Pasteurella dagmatis after a domestic cat bite. We surgically treated a paravalvular abscess and administered definitive antibiotic therapy consisting of penicillin G and levofloxacin. The patient was discharged from the intensive care unit in good condition 21 days after the surgery.

SUBMITTER: Rottmann FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11431900 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature