Lactobacillus rhamnosus endocarditis complicating colonoscopy.
We report the first case of endocarditis caused by Lactobacillus after an uneventful colonoscopy. The initial empiric treatment with the standard regimen of penicillin-aminoglycoside failed; subsequent treatment with a combination of antibiotics, selected according to the in vitro studies, was successful.
Avlami
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Department of Microbiology, Laikon General Hospital and School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Kordossis
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Vrizidis
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Sipsas
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D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents