[Endocarditis lenta caused by Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinicus (author's transl)].
After two tooth extractions performed without antibiotic cover endocarditis lenta occurred in a ten-year-old girl. The causative organism isolated was Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinicus, the first such reported case. The child has a small, haemodynamically insignificant, ventricular septal defect. A cure was achieved after long-term administration of penicillin G in high doses, at first combined with ampicillin. There were no complications.
D000667:Ampicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D004698:Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects
D000667:Ampicillin; D010400:Penicillin G
Endocarditis lenta durch Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinicus