(µg/mL) (46). Konig et al . Despite the paucity of evidence for synergy between penicillin or ampicillin and aminoglycosides against A. actinomycetemcomitans, most cases of A. actinomycetemcomitans endocarditis, whether native or prosthetic valve disease, have been treated with this combination for 4-6 weeks with largely satisfactory outcomes (14,19, 23, 29, 37, 49). doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2008.05.007 PMID: 18573331, Vuong C, Voyich JM, Fischer ER, Braughton KR, Whitney AR, et al. Case report and review of the literature. Marshall C, McDonald M. Recurrent subacute bacterial endocarditis as a presentation of left atrial myxoma. Coexistence of pseudogout and arthritis due to Actinobacillus actinomycemcomitans. In dentistry, the emphasis is on the involvement of A. actinomycetemcomitans in the pathogenesis of localized juvenile periodontitis and acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis (60). Systemic use of amoxicillin and metronidazole has been effective in treating A. actinomycetemcomitans-associated localized juvenile periodontitis and adult periodontitis and 7 days therapy with 250mg tid (tds) of amoxicillin and metronidazole is the current recommended (adult dosage) therapy (60). Key tests for discrimination between A. actinomycetemcomitans and V-factor independent strains of Aggregatibacter aphrophilus are catalase, ONPG and fermentation of lactose, sucrose and trehalose (45). Oral MicrobiolImmunol. The organism has a number of means of evading host defences, which include: (i) production of leukotoxin; (ii) producing immunosuppressive factors; (iv) secreting proteases capable of cleaving IgG; and (v) producing Fc-binding. Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans pneumonia with possible septic embolization [Letter]. Scaling and root planning alone was unable to remove A. actinomycetemcomitans from localized juvenile periodontitis lesions. Initially smooth, domed and translucent they become corrugated, star-shaped, adherent and may pit the agar. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (previously Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans) is a Gram-negative, facultative anaerobe, nonmotile bacterium that is often found in association with localized aggressive periodontitis, a severe infection of the periodontium. Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to A. actinomycetemcomitans was first described in 1972 (61). Biomed Pharmacol J 2015;8(October Spl Edition). Samples pooled from at least six periodontal sites were included from each subject. found that medical treatment alone or associated with surgical treatment cured 82-87% of native and prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by HACEK organisms (4). actinomycetemcomi-tans also causes soft-tissue abscesses, particularly of the chest wall or mandibular area, often as a coinfection with A. israelii.Chest Infective endocarditis caused by HACEK microorganisms. The erythromycin MBCs ranged from 8-64µg/mL, with MBC50=8.0µg/mL and MBC90=32µg/mL. Very few investigators have reported on the effect of combining an aminoglycoside with a ß-lactam against A. actinomycetemcomitans. This exopolysaccharide has been named differently in various bacteria but its synthesis is encoded by a set of four genes, icaADBC in Staphylococcal species and pgaABCD in E. coli and A. actinomycetemcomitans. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1994;13:687-689. [PubMed], 41. It has also been proposed that A.actinomycetemcomitans can produce super antigens, which have the ability to bring about T cell apoptosis by binding to T cell receptors [22,23]. Thus recovery of A. actinomycetemcomitans in prosthetic valve endocarditis is not itself an indication for valve replacement (23). PMID: 11018133, Costerton JW, Stewart PS, Greenberg EP (1999) Bacterial biofilms: a common cause of persistent infections. The distribution of the bacteria was studied in healthy normals, patients with adult periodontitis, diabetics, and those with LJP. Utility of extended blood culture incubation for isolation of Haemophilus, Actinobacilus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella and Kingella organisms: a retrospective multicenter evaluation. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 2000:2459-2474. The tight auto-adhesion of A. actinomycetemcomitans has been described is due to the expression of long, bundled fibrils composed of a 6.5-kDa subunit protein, Flp-1 (fimbrial low-mol. Clin Infect Dis 2005;41:1677-1680. [PubMed], 4. 2002; 84:337-39. It has subsequently been confirmed as present in at least 30% of actinomycotic lesions (29). No recurrence of A. actinomycetemcomitans endocarditis was reported. Bacterial adhesion, which facilitates colonization is the key virulent mechanism. Diskitis caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Yogev et al. 1992;7: 338–43. The mean time until detection of growth of A. actinomycetemcomitans in blood cultures was 5.5 days (range 2 - 9 days) in a review of 12 cases of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) (23) and 4.4 days (range 3-7 days) in a series of 5 PVE (18). Biomed Pharmacol J 2015;8(October Spl Edition), Ragavendran R, Ramya V, Paddmanabhan P. Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans – Its Role in Periodontitis. They concluded that ciprofloxacin or cefixime might be used in combination with metronidazole to treat periodontitis in patients allergic to penicillins (50). Int J Antimicrob Agents 1999;12:41-46. [PubMed], 18. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a Gram-negative commensal bacterium of the oral cavity which has been associated with the pathogenesis of … 2013;48(5):549-52. 2021 © Copyrights Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal, Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement, Correction, Retraction, Withdrawal Policies, Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement, Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans – Its Role in Periodontitis, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, Costerton JW, Lewandowski Z, Caldwell DE, Korber DR, Lappin-Scott HM (1995) Microbial biofilms. 1995;63:2612–18. The greatest reduction in colony-forming units (minus 4 logs) after 24 hours incubation in an antibiotic concentration four times the MIC was seen with penicillin (range MIC 0.02-4µg/mL), gentamicin (0.1-10µg/mL) and ciprofloxacin (0.001-0.5µg/mL). MicrobPathog. Scientific data clearly underlines its etiological role in localized aggressive periodontitis. Endocarditis due to gram-negative bacteria: report of 56 cases. Rupp ME, Ulphani JS, Fey PD, Bartscht K, Mack D (1999) Characterization of the importance of polysaccharide intercellular adhesin/hemagglutinin of Staphylococcus epidermidis in the pathogenesis of biomaterial-based infection in a mouse foreign body infection model. A. Actinomycetemcomitans penetrate and survive within eukaryotic cells. Performance standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing; eleventh informational supplement. [PubMed], 60. Only vancomycin (range MIC 16-120µg/mL) was associated with a total absence of bactericidal activity (20). J Dent Res. examined killing kinetics for 20 isolates following a case of endocarditis which developed despite vancomycin and erythromycin prophylaxis. J Periodontal 1999:70:888-892. [PubMed], 35. Yuan A, Yang P-C, Lee L-N, Chang D-B, Kuo S-H, Luh K-T. Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans pneumonia with chest wall involvement and rib destruction. PMID: 10334980, Venketaraman V, Lin AK, Le A, Kachlany SC, Connell ND, et al. PMID: 11398400. PGA may act through a general mechanism wherein it binds to or electrostatically repulses immune modulators and antimicrobial agents, thereby preventing their access to the bacterial cell [5]. 62. The hyperleukotoxin-producing A. actinomycetemcomitans strain demonstrates up-regulation of attachment genes, permitting it to attach better than the wild-type strain in competition with commensal bacteria for space on tooth surfaces. Sailler L, Marchou B, Lemozy J, Bonnet E, Elias Z, Cuzin L, Massip P. Successful treatment of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans endocarditis with ofloxacin. Scand J Infect Dis 2008; 40:981-996. [PubMed], 71. This review also tries to throw light on the virulence abilities of this pathogen like immune evasion mechanisms like production of leukotoxin, cell cycle modulatory protein and immunomodulatory protein like Fc binding proteins. Morris JF, Sewell DL. only one of 13 patients with A. actinomycetemcomitans prosthetic valve endocarditis died and only two required surgical intervention during treatment (23). Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen associated with rapidly progressing periodontitis and with extra-oral diseases, such as endocarditis [1–3]. Patients were categorized into 3 groups: 28 had localized periodontitis; 50 had generalized periodontitis, and 40 had refractory periodontitis. Horowitz EA, Pugsley MP, Turbes PG, Clark RB. Binder MI, Chua C, Kaiser PK, Mehta N, Isada CM. They occur in specific intracellular locations like the epithelial wall, enlarged intracellular pocket spaces and the epithelial side of basal lamina in connective tissue and alveolar bone. Annu Rev Microbiol 49: 711–745. Infect Immun. Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to A. actinomycetemcomitans was successfully treated with oral ciprofloxacin 750mg every 12 hours for 8 weeks. These agents confer colonization by lessening ecological pressures. Medicine 1979;58:145-158. [PubMed], 20. [PubMed], 65. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1992;36:2634-2638. [PubMed]. For many years A. actinomycetemcomitans was not considered an independent pathogen. Strains with fimbriae adhere three to four folds better. now demonstrate that a particular periodontal pathogen called Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans ( Aa ) induces changes in neutrophil function, including hypercitrullination of … Unfortunately, vancomycin (2G per day) was also chosen as empirical treatment. A. actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) was first reported by Klinger in 1912 where he described a previously unknown Gram-negative microorganism that was found in actinomycotic lesions associated with Actinomyces, hence the latin word “comitans” in co… Favorable prognosis of patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by gram-negative bacilli of the HACEK group. Ellner JJ, Rosenthal MS, Lerner PI, McHenry MC. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1980;18:9-12. Determination of the antimicrobial activity of 29 clinically important compounds tested against fastidious HACEK group organisms. Stepanović S, ToÅ¡ić T, Savić B, Jovanović M, K’ouas G, Carlier J-P. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a gram-negative, capnophilic coccobacillus 13, that is strongly associated with aggressive periodontitis (AgP) 14. reported values for isolates from 2 patients with PVE. Injection of A. actinomycetemcomitans into mice has been claimed to induce immunosuppression and sonicates of this organism suppressed the IgG response to sheep red blood cells in mice [20,21]. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is typically catalase positive and oxidase negative although occasional strains produce oxidase. They are proteinaceous structures found on cell surfaces. Localized juvenile periodontitis is one manifestation of the spectrum of early onset periodontitis in which severe periodontal attachment loss occurs in children, adolescents and young adults. A response to serotype b was detected in localized (66.7%) and generalized aggressive periodontitis (54.5%). This affirms to the possibility that the bacterium itself is toxic to the target cells. Formerly classified as Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, this species was subsequently named Haemophilus actinomycetemcomitans, and is now known as Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is a typical cause of periodontitis but it may also be related to systemic infections and arterial plaques. 2002; 32:1–13. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1996;24:141-143. [PubMed], 17. Rev Infect Dis 1988;10:922-929. [PubMed], 24. Wilson WR, Karchmer AW, Dajani AS, Taubert KA, Bayer A, Kaye D, Bisno AL, Ferrieri P, Shulman ST, Durack DT. In the series reported by Grace et al. Chuba PJ, Bock R, Graf G, Adam T, Gobel U. Wilson M, McNab R, Henderson B. Bacterial disease mechanisms: an introduction to cellular microbiology. Periodontal disease is not caused by a single pathogen, but A. actinomycetemcomitans appears to have an important contributory role (60). Slots J, Evans RT, Lobbins PM, Genco RJ. It reduces nitrates to nitrites and is ONPG, urease and indole negative. 1999; 7: 356–61. The distinctive name A. actinomycetemcomitansoriginates from it having been first isolated in association with Actinomyces israelii from patients with cervico-facial actinomycosis (31). The ‘Bacterium actinomycetem comitans’ was previously placed in the genus Actinobacillus. Clin Infect Dis 1994;19:958-960. [PubMed], 9. Chen AC, Liu CC, Yao WJ, Chen CT, Wang JY. J Clin Periodontal 1997;24:538-543.  [PubMed], 69. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is part of the normal flora in many healthy individuals, but is also a major etiologic agent in some aggressive forms of periodontitis. 11. Nalbant A, Zadeh HH. Rurenga P, Raangs E, Singadji Z, Wekema-Mulder G, Veloo AC, Van Winkelhoff AJ. Azithromycin and clarithromycin have been shown to be more active in vitro than erythromycin (48, 52) and synergy has been demonstrated with either ß-lactams or ciprofloxacin in combination with metronidazole or its metabolite (50). J Dent Res 86: 618–622. In a recent series of 45 patients with endocarditis due to HACEK organisms 2 patients died during treatment and thirteen had valve surgery during the first month after diagnosis. A few case reports have performed MICs and MBCs for a small range of antimicrobials tested against the clinical isolate, with variable results for penicillin and ampicillin (23, 26, 29). Bacterial cells in biofilms are surrounded by a self-synthesized, three-dimensional matrix, which holds the cells together and firmly attaches the bacterial cells to the underlying surface [3]. Infect Immun 67: 2656–2659. The erythromycin MBCs for 60% of the isolates were three- to fourfold higher than the corresponding MIC. CLSI. The combination of ceftriaxone and rifampicin would seem reasonable, but has not been clinically evaluated. The present studies examined Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and its role in localized juvenile periodontitis (LJP). Steinberg JP, Del Rio C. Other Gram-negative bacilli. Thjotta TL, Sydnes S. Actinobacillus actinomycetam comitans as the sole infecting agent in a human being. These authors note the absence of previous studies to determine which combinations of antibiotics are synergistic against A. actinomycetemcomitans and caution against the empirical use of most single agents, or any combination, to treat A. actinomycetemcomitans infection without supporting laboratory data (73). MicrobPathog 43: 1–9. Cuende E, de Pablos M, Gomez M, Burgaleta S, Michaus L, Vesga JC. Berbari EF, Cockerill FR, Steckelberg JM. nov. and Aggregatibacter segnis comb. determined values of penicillin G, ampicillin, cefazolin, tetracycline and chloramphenicol for an isolate from a patient with pericarditis. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. It has been well documented that biofilm bacteria predominate, numerically and metabolically, in virtually all nutrient-sufficient ecosystems, including the oral cavity [1,2]. The aortic valve was the most commonly affected site (38/75; 50.7%) and in 10 cases vegetations were present on multiple valves. The genetic diversity among different isolates of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is great and its ability to express and release virulence factors varies. Characterization of an antiproliferative surface-associated protein from Actinobacillusactinomycetemcomitans which can be neutralized by sera from a proportion of patients with localized juvenile periodontitis. Available from: http://biomedpharmajournal.org/?p=3774>. This leukotoxin is encoded by an operon belonging to the core genome of this bacterial species. The MBCs of the fluoroquinolones were the same or little more than their MICs. 18 Pathogenesis of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in Periodontitis The most common illness associated with A. actinomycetem- comitans is juvenile periodontal disease.A. On agar, colonies generally become visible after 24 hours reaching approximately 3mm diameter after several days. E-Sun Technologies, Inc. No portion of this site may be reproduced. © 2010-2017. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is part of the normal oral flora and infection is endogenously acquired. Aggregatibacter  actinomycetemcomitans is usually susceptible to second, third and fourth generation cephalosporins, carbapenems, mezlocillin, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, cotrimoxazole, rifampicin, chloramphenicol, tetracyclines, clarithromycin and azithromycin (Table 1). There was no clinical response and the patient died. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans was recovered from blood cultures incubated for more than 14 days, including those taken during vancomycin treatment and just before death (20). A. actinomycetemcomitans is also resistant to clindamycin, therefore of the recommended prophylactic regimens for immediate-type penicillin allergic patients azithromycin or clarithromycin are the only agents with any activity against A. actinomycetemcomitans (15). Necrotising pneumonia caused by mixed infection with Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Actinomyces israelii: case report and review. It is a major pathogen in juvenile periodontitis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1986;29:179-181. [PubMed], 74. Over 95% of the LJP patients harbored A. actinomycetemcomitans, whereas only 17% of healthy subjects, 21% of adult periodontitis patients, … Venkataramani A, Santo-Domingo NE, Main DM. RTX toxins recognize integrin on the surface of human target cells. Infect Immun 67: 2627–2632. J Infect 1992;25:83-87. [PubMed], a Modified from (16, 22, 25, 34, 36, 41, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 60, 73). Endocarditis due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans serotype c and patient immune response. Bacterial endocarditis due to an Actinobacillus. In 1951 it was reported as the sole pathogen in a human case of "lumpy jaw" (65). W e report on the microbiological and clinical effects of mechanical debridement in combination with metronidazole plus amoxicillin therapy in 118 patients with Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans‐associated periodontitis. Thirty-eight diabetic and 33 normal rats were inoculated with A. actinomycetemcomitans and euthanized at baseline and at 4, 5, and 6 weeks after inoculation. Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg 1912;62:191-200. Most importantly, this bacteria has been associated with Grade C periodontitis. Clin Micro Rev 2001;14:177-207. [PubMed], 7. Burgess RC. † A. actinomycetemcomitans showed susceptibility for amoxicillin and amoxicillin plus clavulanate, while 28% of the isolated strains were resistant to azithromycin and 61.7% towards metronidazole. Infectious Diseases, 2nd edition. In: Gorbach SL, Bartlett JG, Blacklow NR, editors. Cell Microbiol, 269–275. White PA, Wilson M, Nair SP, Kirby AC, Reddi K, Henderson B. In a recent review of endocarditis due to rare and fastidious bacteria A. actinomycetemcomitans was the second most frequent agent of endocarditis in the HACEK group (6). The MBCs of clarithromycin were always the same or, at most, twofold higher than the corresponding MIC. Wayne PA: Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; 2007. The extent to which these variables may influence the MIC for A. actinomycetemcomitans is not known, however, there was no difference observed in agar dilution MICs of cefixime and ciprofloxacin between incubation anaerobically or in 5% CO2 for 50 isolates (50). Variations in the expression of the leukotoxin have been reported, and a well-characterized specific clonal type (JP2) of this bacterium … PCR of the 16S rRNA gene and subsequent sequence analysis has been performed on an explanted mitral valve to confirm A. actinomycetemcomitans endocarditis in a blood culture negative case (70). Rev Infect Dis 1989;11:46-63. [PubMed], 30. But it is considered to be a less significant cytokine inducer than the secreted protein. The exopolysaccharide of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (PGA) is a homopolymer of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in β(1,6) linkage and has been well characterized in several bacteria including Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis and E. coli. Periodontology 2000, 1999;20:82-121. [PubMed], 61. NCCLS document M100-S11, Wayne, Pennsylvania, 2001. Principles and procedures for blood cultures; Approved guideline. [PubMed], 70.Westling K, Vondracek M. Actinobacillus (Aggregatibacter) actinomycetemcomitans (HACEK) identified by PCR/16S rRNA sequence analysis from the heart valve in a patient with blood culture negative endocarditis. The overall mortality rate from A. actinomycetemcomitans endocarditis has been approximately 18% and is not increased with prosthetic valve involvement (23, 37, 49). Comparative activities of cefuroxime, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, ciprofloxacin, enoxacin, and ofloxacin against aerobic and anaerobic bacteria isolated from bite wounds. The inappropriateness of vancomycin or erythromycin as treatment or prophylaxis for endocarditis due to A. actinomycetemcomitans has been emphasized by a report of endocarditis developing in a patient with penicillin allergy who was given prophylaxis with both vancomycin and erythromycin. AA is a species of rod-shaped bacteria with several virulent factors, meaning that the bacteria have characteristics that can harm your dental health, as an article in the Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research (JCDR) describes. Analysis of in vitro lymphoproliferative responses and antibody formation following the subcutaneous injection of Actinobacillusactinomycetemcomitans and Wolinella recta in a murine model. Invasion has been demonstrated in vivo and in vitro. Leukotoxins of gramnegative bacteria. Electron immunocytochemical localization of Actinobacillusactinomycetemcomitansleukotoxin. Reactivity to A. actinomycetemcomitans correlated with … Neurosurgery 2002;51:807-810. In 1951 it was reported as the s… PMID: Zhao K, Tseng BS, Beckerman B, Jin F, Gibiansky ML, et al. Kugler KC, Biedenbach DJ, Jones RN. Endarteritis and mycotic aortic aneurysm caused by an oral strain of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. El Khizzi N, Kasab SA, Osoba AO. Antagonism was seen as often as synergy when rifampicin was combined with penicillin, but was not seen in combination with cephalosporins (cephapirin or ceftriaxone). Lally ET, Hill RB, Kieba IR, Korostoff J. This study was aimed at elucidating the occurrence of A. actinomycetemcomitans in a Brazilian population with chronic periodontitis. Evaluation of three selective media for isolation of Aggregatibacteractinomycetemcomitans. Korostoff J, Yamaguchi N, Miller M, Kieba I, Lally ET. No combination was consistently synergistic against the 12 isolates tested. Slots J, Ting M. Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis in human periodontal disease: occurrence and treatment. CLSI document M47-A. Outer membrane-like vesicles secreted by Actinobacillusactinomycetemcomitans are enriched in leukotoxin. Molina F, Echániz A, Durán MT, Diz-Lois F. Infectious arthritis of the knee due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans [Letter]. Pajukanta R, Asikainen S, Saarela M, Alaluusua S, Jousimies-Somer H. In vitro activity of azithromycin compared with that of erythromycin against Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Haemophilus aphrophilis. Transdiaphragmatic Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans infection; case report. Annu Rev Med 1997;48:25-33. Raadha Ragavendran1, V. Ramya2, Preethe Paddmanabhan3, 1Tutor, Department of Periodontics, Tagore Dental College and Hospital, Rathinamangalam, Chennai Aust Dent J 1996;41:12-15. [PubMed], 56. Mitchell RG, Gillespie WA. J Periodontal Res. Recent blood culture guidelines from CLSI recommend that if blood cultures remain negative at 5 days and the diagnosis of endocarditis is still under consideration, to subculture all bottles to chocolate agar (12). The conditions used to obtain the MICs listed in Table 1 vary considerably with respect to medium, atmosphere and duration of incubation. Mayo Clin Proc 1997;72:532-542. [PubMed], 5. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1992;36:1241-1243. [PubMed], 49. LPS is reported to stimulate bone resorption in vitro and in vivo. Wilson ME. The most recent review of A. actinomycetemcomitans endocarditis summarizes 102 cases (49). J Infect Dis 1987;155:152-153. [PubMed], 27. Stauffer JL, Goldman MJ. Eng RH, Smith SM, Goldstein EJC, Miyasaki KT, Quah SE, Buccini F. Failure of vancomycin prophylaxis and treatment for Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans endocarditis. Tobias S, Lee JH, Tomford JW. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans , a microorganism associated with aggressive periodontitis, can result in tooth loss and systemic complications. demonstrated synergy between ampicillin and gentamicin by the checkerboard technique for a single isolate with ampicillin MIC=MBC = 4µg/mL and gentamicin MIC=MBC = 4µg/mL, but subsequently treated the patient with ceftriaxone (MIC=MBC= < 0.12µg/mL) and gentamicin (23). They therefore tested combinations of rifampicin with various ß-lactam antibiotics. Bacterial endocarditis due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in a patient with a prosthetic aortic valve. Of 399 reported cases, the contribution of each species was Haemophilus parainfluenzae (66), H. influenzae (13),Aggregatibacter aphrophilus (99), A. actinomycetemcomitans (93), Cardiobacterium hominis (76), Eikenella corrodens (19), Kingella kingae (28) and Kingella denitrificans (5) (6). 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