Abstract
Cardiobacterium hominis is a well-known commensal bacterium of the oral cavity and an agent of infective endocarditis in humans. Here, we provide a draft genome sequence of a pathogenic strain isolated from blood cultures of a patient with infectious endocarditis.
Highlights
Cardiobacterium hominis, which is encountered in the oral and nasal floral (1), is a member of the HACEK group (Haemophilus spp., Aggregatibacter spp., Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella spp.)
The patient presented with fever, weakness, and a history of complex congenital cardiopathy, which required extensive cardiac surgery and the insertion of prosthetic material 3 years prior to the event
He was successfully treated with ceftriaxone for 6 weeks and gentamicin for 3 weeks, and the infected cardiac prosthetic material was removed
Summary
Cardiobacterium hominis, which is encountered in the oral and nasal floral (1), is a member of the HACEK group (Haemophilus spp., Aggregatibacter spp., Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella spp.). HACEK group bacteria are fastidious Gram-negative causative agents of infective endocarditis. The sequenced strain was isolated from blood cultures drawn from a 4-year-old child hospitalized at the University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland. He was successfully treated with ceftriaxone for 6 weeks and gentamicin for 3 weeks, and the infected cardiac prosthetic material was removed.
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