Lactobacillus endocarditis: a case report of outpatient management.
A case of infective endocarditis due to Lactobacillus is presented. The diagnosis was established by positive blood cultures and transesophageal (but not transthoracic) echocardiography. The patient was cured with outpatient ceftriaxone therapy.
Feldmesser
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA.
Gordon
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Robbins
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D000368:Aged; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D000667:Ampicillin