Endocarditis of the native aortic valve caused by Lactobacillus jensenii.
BMJ Case Rep
; 20152015 Mar 06.
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| ID: mdl-25750218
ABSTRACT
Lactobacilli are Gram-positive anaerobic rods or coccobacilli, commonly found as commensals in human mucosa. Rarely, they can cause serious infections such as infective endocarditis (IE), and the most frequently implicated species causing serious infections are L. casei and L. rhamnosus. IE caused by Lactobacillus jensenii is very rare, with only six reported cases so far, to the best of our knowledge. We present a case of native aortic valve endocarditis caused by L. jensenii, complicated by root abscess and complete heart block, and requiring emergent surgical intervention.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Insuficiencia de la Válvula Aórtica
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Infecciones por Bacterias Grampositivas
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Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas
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Endocarditis Bacteriana
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Lactobacillus
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ Case Rep
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos