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Endocarditis caused by Lactobacillus jensenii in an immunocompetent patient

Published:2010-05-01 Issue:5 Volume:59 Page:607-609
ISSN:0022-2615
Container-title:Journal of Medical Microbiology
language:en
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Author:

Fradiani Piera Assunta¹,Petrucca Andrea²¹,Ascenzioni Fiorentina³,Di Nucci Giandomenico⁴,Teggi Antonella⁵,Bilancini Silvia⁵,Cipriani Paola⁶¹

Affiliation:

1. Laboratorio di Microbiologia, Azienda Ospedaliera ‘Sant'Andrea’, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via Grottarossa 1035-1039, Rome, Italy

2. Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Università di Chieti-Pescara ‘G. D'Annunzio’, Via dei Vestini 31, Chieti, Italy

3. Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e dello Sviluppo, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via dei Sardi 70, Rome, Italy

4. Dipartimento di Cardiochirurgia, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via Grottarossa 1035-1039, Rome, Italy

5. Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via Grottarossa 1035-1039, Rome, Italy

6. Dipartimento di Scienze di Sanità Pubblica, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Rome, Italy

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 therapy.

Publisher

Microbiology Society

Subject

Microbiology (medical),General Medicine,Microbiology

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