Mitral Valve Endocarditis due to Lactobacillus

Lactobacillus species are Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria. They belong to the lactic acid bacteria group and are also known as a usual part of the normal flora of the gastrointestinal tract as well as of the urinary and genital tracts. They are an infrequent human pathogen...

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Published inCase reports in medicine Vol. 2018; no. 2018; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Gawaz, Meinrad, Foschi, Federico, Mueller, Iris I., Groga-Bada, Patrick, Eick, Christian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2018
Hindawi
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Wiley
Subjects
Abdomen
Abdominal surgery
Abscess
Antibiotics
Bacteria
Blood
Case Report
Case reports
Dental caries
Endocarditis
Esophagus
Fever
Health aspects
Infections
Infectious diseases
Medical imaging
Pathogens
Probiotics
Vegetation
United States > US
Texas
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ISSN1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI10.1155/2018/8613948

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Summary:Lactobacillus species are Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria. They belong to the lactic acid bacteria group and are also known as a usual part of the normal flora of the gastrointestinal tract as well as of the urinary and genital tracts. They are an infrequent human pathogen but can induce several infections such as bacteremia and infectious endocarditis. We report the case of an 81-year-old woman with Lactobacillus bacteremia and mitral valve endocarditis as well as splenic abscesses.
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Academic Editor: Michael S. Firstenberg
ISSN:1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI:10.1155/2018/8613948