A case of recurrent Corynebacterium jeikeium endocarditis: Unanswered questions for the treatment of chronic endovascular infections

Authors

John-Ross D. Clarke, Department of Internal Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale-New Haven Health System, Bridgeport, CT, 06610, USA.
Manal Abdur Rahman, Department of Internal Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale-New Haven Health System, Bridgeport, CT, 06610, USA.
Zane Saul, Department of Infectious Diseases, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale-New Haven Health System, Bridgeport, CT, 06610, USA.

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

IDCases

Abstract

A 53-year-old woman with end-stage renal impairment on hemodialysis was evaluated for recurrent episodes of Corynebacterium jeikeium bacteremia and endocarditis. Her recurrences occurred despite surgical debridement and extended courses of culture-directed antimicrobial therapy. The clinical course was complicated by the requirement of various endovascular prostheses for vascular access. To our knowledge this degree of relapse with guideline medical and surgical therapy is rare and challenges current practice and understanding of this group of infection.

First Page

e00610

DOI

10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00610

Publication Date

1-1-2019

Recommended Citation

Clarke, John-Ross D.; Abdur Rahman, Manal; and Saul, Zane, "A case of recurrent Corynebacterium jeikeium endocarditis: Unanswered questions for the treatment of chronic endovascular infections" (2019). All Research. 180.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/all_research/180

Identifier

31428561 (pubmed); PMC6695244 (pmc); 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00610 (doi); S2214-2509(19)30140-4 (pii)