PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Al Soub, Hussam
AU  - El-Shafie, Sittana S.
AU  - Al-Khal, Abdel-Latif M.
AU  - Salam, Amar M.
TI  - Gemella morbillorum endocarditis
DP  - 2003 Oct 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1135--1137
VI  - 24
IP  - 10
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/24/10/1135.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/24/10/1135.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2003 Oct 01; 24
AB  - A case of Gemella morbillorum (G.morbillorum) endocarditis of the mitral valve in a patient with previously normal heart valves is reported. The presentation was subacute, and the infection was complicated by perforation of the posterior mitral leaflet that necessitated valve repair. Gemella morbillorum infections are uncommon, and endocarditis is the most common presentation. G.morbillorum endocarditis is probably under recognized, and has not been reported from our region. The case is described, and problems in the identification of the organism are discussed.