title: Lactococcus garvieae septicaemia in a patient with artificial heart valves.
abstract: Lactococcus garvieae is usually an animal pathogen. Only a few cases of infections in humans have been described. We describe a case of an elderly patient with prosthetic heart valves with a septicaemia without infective endocarditis, and with a favourable clinical course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia. kristina.nadrah@kclj.si
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nadrah
authors.forename: Tjaša
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cerar
authors.forename: Lea
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Papst
authors.forename: Jelka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Volkar-Meglič
authors.forename: Mojca
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matičič
authors.forename: Primož
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karner
authors.forename: Ludvik
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vidmar
authors.forename: Manica Müller
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Premru
authors.forename: Bojana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beović
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D017045:Lactococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy