Streptococcus Pluranimalium Infective Endocarditis Complicated by New Onset Heart Failure |Biomedgrid

Bacterial or infectious endocarditis (IE) is a relatively rare infection, but is associated with significant incidence of mortality. While IE most often results from infection of one or more heart valves by Staphylococcus or Streptococcus spp., other less virulent bacteria can be the etiologic agent and generally produce more indolent disease. Here we report the occurrence of native valve endocarditis due to infection with the emerging bacterium Streptococcus pluranimalium. Review of available literature indicates this is the fifth reported case globally of endocarditis following S. pluranimalium bacteremia and the first case associated with the complication of new onset heart failure.