title: Lactobacillus rhamnosus endocarditis complicating colonoscopy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Laikon General Hospital and School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avlami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kordossis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vrizidis
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Sipsas
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents