Background
Case presentation
(A) Peripheal blood data | |
Peripheral Blood | |
WBC | 10,500 /μL |
Neut | 59.8% |
Lymp | 31.1% |
Mono | 4.9% |
Eosi | 3.9% |
Baso | 0.3% |
RBC | 430 × 106/μL |
HCT | 42.0% |
Hb | 11.7 g/dL |
MCV | 97.7 fL |
MCH | 32.3 pg |
MCHC | 33.1 pg |
PLT | 22.4 × 106/μL |
(B) Chemistry data | |
Chemistry | |
TP | 6.3 g/dL |
ALB | 4.0 g/dL |
AST | 126 IU/L |
ALT | 101 IU/L |
LDH | 179 IU/L |
γGTP | 24 U/L |
BUN | 15 mg/dL |
Cr | 0.71 mg/dL |
Na | 142 mEq/L |
K | 3.3 mEq/L |
Cl | 107 mEq/L |
CRP | 9.0 mg/dL |
BNP | 689.2 pg/mL |
Antimicrobial Agents | Inhibition Zone (mm) |
---|---|
Penicillin G | 32 |
Sulbactam/Ampicillin | 36 |
Tazobactam/Piperacillin | 38 |
Ceftriaxone | 20 |
Meropenem | 36 |
Gentamycin | < 6 |
Amikacin | < 6 |
Levofloxacin | 34 |
Minocycline | 40 |
Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | < 6 |
Clarithromycin | 38 |
Clindamycin | 34 |
Discussion and conclusion
No | Age/Sex | Animal contact | Underlying disease | Infected valve | Surgery (Methods) | Antibiotics | Complications | Outcome | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ND | Dog | ND | A | Yes (ND) | ND | ND | D | [4] |
2 | ND | ND | ND | A | No | ND | ND | S | |
3 | ND | ND | ND | M | No | ND | ND | S | |
4 | 64/M | Dog | ND | T, A | No | Penicillin + Erythromycin | ND | D | |
5 | 59/F | ND | CLL, Atrial myxoma, Steroid use | T | Yes (ND) | Cephalothin + Gentamicin | ND | D | |
6 | 39/M | Dog | Alcohol abuse | M | No | Ampicillin + Tobramycin | Glomerulonephritis. | S | |
7 | 24/M | Dog | None | A | No | Penicillin | ND | S | |
8 | 47/M | Dog | Alcohol abuse | T | Yes (ND) | Vancomycin + Gentamicin | ND | S | |
9 | 56/M | Dog | None | T | No | Penicillin + Gentamicin | ND | S | |
10 | 52/M | Dog | None | A | No | Penicillin + Aztreonam | ND | S | |
11 | 69/F | None | COPD | T | No | Penicillin | CHF | S | |
12 | 63/M | Dog | AVR (Mechanical valve) | A (Periannular abscess) | Yes (AVR, Tissue valve) | Penicillin | Anemia, CHF | S | |
13 | 41/F | Dog | Rheumatic mitral valve disease | M | Yes (MVR, Mechanical valve) | Ceftriaxone | ND | S | [5] |
14 | 42/M | Dog | Alcohol abuse | A | Yes (AVR, Mechanical valve) | Ceftriaxon + Gentamicin | ND | S | [6] |
15 | 55/M | Dog | COPD, Alcohol abuse, Intravenous drug user | A (Periannular abscess), T | Yes (AVR, Mechanical valve), (Aortoplasty) (Tricuspid valve repair) | Meropenem+ Ciprofloxacin | ND | S | [7] |
16 | 65/M | None | Dislipidemia | A (Periannular abscess) | Yes (Aortic root replacement, Mechanical valve) | Ampicillin + Gentamicin | Anemia, Renal insufficiency | S | [8] |
17 | 73/M | Dog | AVR (Mechanical valve), Diabetes, Renal insufficiency | A | No | Meropenem + Ciprofloxacin | Anemia | S | [9] |
18 | 43/M | Lion | None | A, M | Yes (AVR, Mechanical valve) (Mitral valve annuloplasty), (Coronary artery bypass grafting) | Ceftriaxone + Gentamicin + Vancomycin | None | S | [10] |