%0 Journal Article %A Al-Hujailan, Ghanem %A Lagacé-Wiens, Philippe %T Mechanical valve endocarditis caused by Gemella morbillorum %D 2007 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 56 %N 12 %P 1689-1691 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47389-0 %I Microbiology Society, %X As the usual pathogen spectrum of a late-onset (>12 month post-operatively) prosthetic valve endocarditis is similar to normal valve endocarditis, with the exception of coagulase-negative staphylococcus, a prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by unusual bacterial pathogens represents a therapeutic and diagnostic dilemma. The lack of well established criteria or clinical experience for the management of such infections makes therapy and prognosis difficult to determine. A case of successfully treated Gemella morbillorum prosthetic valve endocarditis and a review of the relevant literature are presented. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.47389-0