Relapsing endocarditis caused by Enterococcus faecalis forming small colony variants

• Authors: BENEŠ Jiří; DŽUPOVÁ Olga; ŠETINA Marek; FEUEREISL Rudolf; ŠVEC Pavel; PANTŮČEK Roman
• Year of publication: 2013
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Disease
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Web: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/00365548.2013.800227
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2013.800227
• Field: Microbiology, virology
• Keywords: Small colony variants; Enterococcus faecalis; infective endocarditis; relapsing infection

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• Description: Small colony variants (SCVs) are subpopulations of a bacterial strain that differ in morphology, growth rate, metabolism, and antibiotic sensitivity from the parent line. They are associated with chronic and diffi cult-to-treat infections. SCV endocarditis is very rare and usually associated with intracardiac devices. Herein, we report a case of endocarditis caused by SCV-forming Enterococcus faecalis that affected the native heart without any known predisposition.

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