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Cellulosimicrobium cellulans endocarditis: a challenge for detection and treatment in interdisciplinary teams.

Tonina T Mueller, Julius Steffen, Clemens Scherer, Matthias Wa Angstwurm

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Article in Infection, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Tonina T MuellerDepartment of Medicine I, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany. tonina.mueller@med.uni-muenchen.de.
Julius SteffenDepartment of Medicine I, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Clemens SchererDepartment of Medicine I, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Matthias Wa AngstwurmDepartment of Medicine IV, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case of subacute endocarditis with the detection of Cellulosimicrobium cellulans after tricuspid valve replacement and pacemaker extraction without detection in blood cultures before pacemaker extraction despite multiple testing. This atypical pathogen has rarely been reported in cases of subacute endocarditis, particularly in non-immunocompromised patients. Treatment was initiated using fosfomycin and flucloxacillin and switched to vancomycin upon pathogen detection after pacemaker lead removal and tricuspid valve replacement. Interdisciplinary cooperation between cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, and the infectious disease team enabled an accurate diagnosis and optimized antibiotic therapy before surgical intervention.

Indexed as

Actinomycetales InfectionsEndocarditis, BacterialAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansPacemaker, ArtificialAnti-Bacterial AgentsCellulosimicrobium cellulansDevice therapySubacute endocarditis

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PMID40387998
PMCPMC12316707

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