The Second Ever Reported Case of Acute Bacterial Native Valve Endocarditis Caused by Streptococcus Thoraltensis

Authors

Shaun Abid MD, Yale New Haven Health/Bridgeport Hospital
Anton Stolear, Cardiology, Yale University/Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, USA.
Maxim Dulgher, Internal Medicine, Nuvance Health/Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, USA.
Stuart Zarich, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital/Yale University Program, Bridgeport, CT, USA.

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Abstract

Streptococcus thoraltensis is a gram-positive coccus first described by Devriese et al. in 1997, who isolated it from the vaginal fluids and intestines of pigs [1]. This species has subsequently been isolated from rabbit feces [2], the human oral cavity [3], placenta [4], and in only five reported cases, the human blood [5]. To our knowledge, only one other case of native valve bacterial endocarditis due to this bacterium has ever been reported [5], as well as a single case of prosthetic valve bacterial endocarditis [6]. Intravenous drug use (IVDU) is a strong risk factor for infective endocarditis. The organisms most frequently reported to cause bacterial endocarditis in patients who inject intravenous recreational drugs are Staphylococcus aureus, followed by streptococcus and enterococci [7]

Publication Date

Spring 2025

Comments

Presented at: ACC 2025

Recommended Citation

Abid, Shaun MD; Stolear, Anton; Dulgher, Maxim; and Zarich, Stuart, "The Second Ever Reported Case of Acute Bacterial Native Valve Endocarditis Caused by Streptococcus Thoraltensis" (2025). Posters. 66.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/poster_presentations/66

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