Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, a HACEK group pathogen as a cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis

Jyothi Embekkat Kaviyil; Dinoop Korol Ponnambath; Bijulal Sasidharan; Pravi Vidyadharan; Kavita Raja

doi:10.4103/jacm.jacm_8_22

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Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, a HACEK group pathogen as a cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis

Jyothi Embekkat Kaviyil, Dinoop Korol Ponnambath, Bijulal Sasidharan, Pravi Vidyadharan, Kavita Raja

Keywords : 16s rRNA sequencing, Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, HACEK group, infective endocarditis, prosthetic valve endocarditis

Citation Information : Kaviyil JE, Ponnambath DK, Sasidharan B, Vidyadharan P, Raja K. Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, a HACEK group pathogen as a cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis. 2022; 24 (1):41-43.

DOI: 10.4103/jacm.jacm_8_22

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 11-07-2022

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Abstract

Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is one of the most severe forms of infective endocarditis. Here, we describe a case of PVE caused by Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, a member of the HACEK group of pathogens, which is a difficult pathogen to identify using conventional methods. The pathogen was identified by 16s rRNA Sanger sequencing using eight-channel capillary electrophoresis method.

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