title: Lactococcus garvieae Endocarditis on a Prosthetic Biological Aortic Valve.
abstract: Lactococcus garvieae (LG) endocarditis is a rare disease in humans. There are only about 16 reported cases in the world. We report a 76-year-old male patient with LG endocarditis. In depth interview with the patient revealed that 2 weeks prior to admission, he had eaten sushi containing raw fish. Unlike many of the other infections reported, which were on a native mitral valve, our patient's vegetation was on a prosthetic aortic valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine A, Soroka University Medical Center, Be'er Sheva, Israel.|Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsur
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine A, Soroka University Medical Center, Be'er Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Slutzki
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine A, Soroka University Medical Center, Be'er Sheva, Israel.|Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Flusser
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology*; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005399:Fishes / Q000382:microbiology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D017045:Lactococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D066256:Raw Foods / Q000382:microbiology; D017747:Seafood / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone
keywords: Lactococcus garvieae; bacterial endocarditis