First case of fatal Rhizomucor miehei endocarditis in an immunocompromised patient.

Hagemann JB, Furitsch M, Wais V, Bunjes D, Walther G, Kurzai O, Essig A (2020) First case of fatal Rhizomucor miehei endocarditis in an immunocompromised patient. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 98(2), 115106.

Abstract

Rhizomucor miehei is a cause of bovine mycotic abortion and mastitis and has rarely been described in human disease. Here, we report the first isolation of R. miehei from native mitral valve tissue in a fatal case of endocarditis that substantiates its pathogenic potential. Apart from morphological criteria, molecular methods were a cornerstone for definite diagnosis.

Leibniz-HKI-Authors

Oliver Kurzai
Grit Walther

Identifier

doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115106

PMID: 32629298