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World J Clin Cases. Oct 16, 2022; 10(29): 10670-10680
Published online Oct 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i29.10670
Published online Oct 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i29.10670
Leclercia adecarboxylata infective endocarditis in a man with mitral stenosis: A case report and review of the literature
Rui Tan, Jiang-Quan Yu, Jing Wang, Rui-Qiang Zheng, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Tan R and Yu JQ were the patient's Cardiac Intensive Care Unit doctors, reviewed the literature, and contributed to the drafting of the manuscript; Wang J reviewed the literature and contributed to the drafting of the manuscript; Zheng RQ was responsible for revising the manuscript for important academic content; all authors issued final approval of the version to be submitted.
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Corresponding author: Jiang-Quan Yu, Doctor, Chief Doctor, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital, No. 98 Nantong West Road, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu Province, China. yujiangquan2021@163.com
Received: April 27, 2022
Peer-review started: April 27, 2022
First decision: June 27, 2022
Revised: July 11, 2022
Accepted: August 30, 2022
Article in press: August 30, 2022
Published online: October 16, 2022
Peer-review started: April 27, 2022
First decision: June 27, 2022
Revised: July 11, 2022
Accepted: August 30, 2022
Article in press: August 30, 2022
Published online: October 16, 2022
Core Tip
Core Tip: Leclercia adecarboxylata (L. adecarboxylata) is a ubiquitous microorganism often found in water and soil and a rare pathogen can be isolated from specimens such as blood. We present a rare case of infective endocarditis caused by L. adecarboxylata that occurred in an immunocompetent male patient. He presented with clinical symptoms after diarrhoea. L. adecarboxylata was identified to be the only pathogen and the intestine may be the portal of entry for the infection. Immunosuppression is a significant risk factor for L. adecarboxylata infection. L. adecarboxylata is usually the only pathogen cultured in immunosuppressed individuals. Bacteria crossing the intestinal mucosal barrier may cause bacteremia.