Endocarditis caused by Lactococcus cremoris.
We describe a case of subacute endocarditis due to Lactococcus cremoris associated with consumption of unpasteurized milk. Treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and subsequently penicillin resulted in prompt sterilization of this patient's bloodstream and full recovery.
Halldórsdóttir
Halla D
HD
Department of Infectious Diseases, Landspítali University Hospital Fossvogur, Iceland.
Haraldsdóttir
Vilhelmina
V
Bödvarsson
Asgeir
A
Thorgeirsson
Gestur
G
Kristjánsson
Már
M
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D017045:Lactococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents