Infective endocarditis caused by lactobacillus.
Lactobacillus (LB) is a gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that inhabits the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, vagina and nasal cavity. Although LB plays a role in the prevention of infections caused by pathogenic bacteria, it causes some critical infectious diseases such as infective endocarditis (IE). IE due to LB is rare; however, early diagnosis and early treatment are important because of its high mortality rate. We report the onset of IE after otologic treatment in a heavy drinker of alcohol, the second case of IE due to LB in Japan.
Yagi
Shusuke
S
Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Sciences, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima. syagi@clin.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp
Akaike
Masahi
M
Fujimura
Mitsunori
M
Ise
Takayuki
T
Yoshida
Sumiko
S
Sumitomo
Yuka
Y
Ikeda
Yasumasa
Y
Iwase
Takashi
T
Aihara
Ken-ichi
K
Azuma
Hiroyuki
H
Kurushima
Atsushi
A
Ichikawa
Youichi
Y
Kitagawa
Tetsuya
T
Kimura
Takehiko
T
Nishiuchi
Takeshi
T
Matsumoto
Toshio
T
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000276:immunology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007778:Lactobacillus; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery