Lactobacilli are Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria that inhabit the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, vagina and nasal cavity In this report, a rare case of Lactobacillus Jensenii endocarditis in a 47-year-old immunocompetent patient is described. Blood cultures and a replaced mitral valve were positive for L Jensenii as assessed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing Based on susceptibility tests the patient was successfully treated with a mixture of teicoplanin and meropenem antimicrobial therapy
Endocarditis caused by Lactobacillus jensenii in an immunocompetent patient / Fradiani, PIERA ASSUNTA; A., Petrucca; Ascenzioni, Fiorentina; DI NUCCI, Gian Domenico; Teggi, Antonella; Bilancini, Silvia; Cipriani, Paola. - In: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 0022-2615. - 59:5(2010), pp. 607-609. [10.1099/jmm.0.017764-0]
Endocarditis caused by Lactobacillus jensenii in an immunocompetent patient
FRADIANI, PIERA ASSUNTA;A. Petrucca;ASCENZIONI, Fiorentina;DI NUCCI, Gian Domenico;TEGGI, Antonella;BILANCINI, SILVIA;CIPRIANI, Paola
2010
Abstract
Lactobacilli are Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria that inhabit the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, vagina and nasal cavity In this report, a rare case of Lactobacillus Jensenii endocarditis in a 47-year-old immunocompetent patient is described. Blood cultures and a replaced mitral valve were positive for L Jensenii as assessed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing Based on susceptibility tests the patient was successfully treated with a mixture of teicoplanin and meropenem antimicrobial therapyI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
