From ileum to endocardium: a case report of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis prosthetic valve infective endocarditis
Grace O’Dea, Carlos Sebastian Gracias, Nasser Monzer, Brendan McAdam, Julio Echarte, Wessam Ali, Edgar Francisco Carrizales Sepulveda, Deepti Ranganathan · 2026
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Grace O'Dea and co-authors report a heart valve infection caused by an unusual gut germ in 2026. The patient was a woman aged 70 years with a mechanical mitral valve fitted years earlier for rheumatic disease. She arrived with sepsis after a bout of acute gut illness.
Blood tests grew Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, a germ more known for gut infection. A scope ultrasound found a mobile growth on the artificial valve, which fits infective endocarditis. The authors say this germ has not been reported in this setting before. Strong antibiotics cleared her markers and symptoms, and later imaging showed the valve growth gone. The team urges vigilance when gut illness strikes valve patients.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Grace O’Dea, Carlos Sebastian Gracias, Nasser Monzer, Brendan McAdam, Julio Echarte, Wessam Ali, Edgar Francisco Carrizales Sepulveda, Deepti Ranganathan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |