Cardiobacterium Hominis Endocarditis of Bioprosthetic Pulmonic Valve: Case Report and Review of Literature

Case Report

Tasaduq Fazili, Timothy End

Abstract

Cardiobacterium hominis is a gram-negative rod and is an uncommon cause of infective endocarditis. Here we report the first published case description of C. hominis endocarditis of the pulmonic valve homograft in a patient who had previously undergone the Ross procedure.

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