title: Lactobacillus plantarum endocarditis in a patient with benign monoclonal gammopathy.
abstract: A patient with Lactobacillus plantarum endocarditis who responded to initial treatment with penicillin G and netilmicin without relapse is reported. Bacteriological and clinical aspects of lactobacillus endocarditis and the finding of benign monoclonal gammopathy in the patient are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Institute, Roslagstull Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Struve
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Weiland
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Nord
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D006942:Hypergammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications*; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D008998:Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance / Q000150:complications*