title: Lactococcus garvieae multi-valve infective endocarditis in a traveler returning from South Korea.
abstract: Lactococcus garvieae is a rare but emerging human pathogen causing a variety of infections with only ten cases of infective endocarditis reported in the literature. We present the only case of Lactococcus garvieae infective endocarditis affecting both a native and a bioprosthetic valve in a traveler returning from rural South Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center, 1501 San Pedro Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA. hfleming@salud.unm.edu
authors.forename: Holly
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: Star V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: Luong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Diedre M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Hofinger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D017045:Lactococcus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D056910:Republic of Korea; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D012329:RNA, Bacterial