Relapse of polymicrobial endocarditis in an intravenous drug user

Abstract

A 26-year-old male intravenous drug user (IDU†) presented twice within 6 months with relapsed polymicrobial infective endocarditis (IE) due to Eikenella corrodens and Streptococcus constellatus after completing two courses of appropriate antimicrobial therapy. This report points to relapsing endocarditis as a clinical entity that warrants attention in IDUs when E. corrodens or S. constellatus are causative agents of IE. © 2011.