A Novel Helcococcus-like Organism Causing Endocarditis in an Injecting Drug User

Susan F. FitzGerald, Mary J. Crowe, Barbara Cassidy, Jiru Xu, Beverly C. Millar, John E. Moore

Department of Clinical Microbiology, St. Vincent’sUniversity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland
 

A case is presented of infective endocarditis caused by a previously undescribed Helcococcus-like organism, in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection. The organism, which could not be

identified phenotypically in the routine laboratory, was identified using partial 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

The Journal of Heart Valve Disease 2005;14:693-694
 
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