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Potron A, Mainardi JL, Podglajen I, Meunier F, Sanson-le Pors MJ, Berçot B. Recurrent infective endocarditis due to Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans: reinfection or relapse? J Med Microbiol 2010; 59:1524-1526. [DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.024380-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is commonly part of the normal microflora of the human upper respiratory tract. It has been implicated in periodontal disease and various infections, particularly endocarditis. We report here what we believe to be the first case of recurrent infective endocarditis due to A. actinomycetemcomitans in a 44-year-old woman occurring 5 years after the initial episode. Genomic analysis proved that the strains were closely related. Despite efficient antibiotic treatment, surgery was necessary for recovery.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anais Potron
- AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Service de Microbiologie, Paris, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Lariboisière, Service de Bactériologie – Virologie, Paris, France
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- INSERM, UMR S 872 – Equipe 12, Laboratoire de Recherche Moléculaire sur les Antibiotiques, Centre de Recherche Biomédical des Cordeliers, Université Paris Descartes et UPMC, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Service de Microbiologie, Paris, France
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- INSERM, UMR S 872 – Equipe 12, Laboratoire de Recherche Moléculaire sur les Antibiotiques, Centre de Recherche Biomédical des Cordeliers, Université Paris Descartes et UPMC, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Service de Microbiologie, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Lariboisière, Service de Bactériologie – Virologie, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Faculté de Médecine, Paris VII, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Lariboisière, Service de Bactériologie – Virologie, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Faculté de Médecine, Paris VII, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Lariboisière, Service de Bactériologie – Virologie, Paris, France
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HAUBEK DORTE. The highly leukotoxic JP2 clone of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans: evolutionary aspects, epidemiology and etiological role in aggressive periodontitis. APMIS 2010:1-53. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2010.02665.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Permpanich P, Kowolik MJ, Galli DM. Resistance of fluorescent-labelled Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans strains to phagocytosis and killing by human neutrophils. Cell Microbiol 2006; 8:72-84. [PMID: 16367867 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2005.00601.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Neutrophils are initially the predominant cells involved in the host defence of bacterial infections, including periodontal disease. Aggressive periodontitis is associated with Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, a Gram-negative capnophilic microorganism. Infections caused by A. actinomycetemcomitans are not resolved by the host immune response despite the accumulation of neutrophils at the site of inflammation. To better understand the role of natural host defence mechanisms in A. actinomycetemcomitans infections, the interaction of phenotypically diverse strains of this pathogen with human neutrophils was assessed directly using techniques such as genetic labelling with the gene for green fluorescent protein, fluorescence-activated cell sorting and fluorescence imaging. The study included clinical isolates of A. actinomycetemcomitans represented by self-aggregating, biofilm-associated and isogenic planktonic variants. Data obtained showed that complement-mediated phagocytosis of A. actinomycetemcomitans was generally inefficient regardless of strain-specific serotype or leukotoxin production. Furthermore, the majority of ingested bacteria remained viable after exposure to neutrophils for 1 h. Interestingly, uptake of antibody-opsonized bacteria resulted in the rapid cell death of neutrophils. This was in contrast to ingestion of complement-opsonized bacteria, which did not affect neutrophil viability. The methods used in this study provided reliable and reproducible results with respect to adherence, phagocytosis and killing of A. actinomycetemcomitans when encountering human neutrophils.
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- Piyanuj Permpanich
- School of Dentistry, Department of Oral Biology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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