title: A Case of Infective Endocarditis and Pulmonary Septic Emboli Caused byLactococcus lactis.
abstract: Infective endocarditis is a rare condition in children with normal hearts. We present here a case of previously healthy eleven-year-old girl with infective endocarditis and pulmonary septic emboli caused by a very rare bacterial etiology (Lactococcus lactis). Identification of this pathogen was only made by polymerase chain reaction.
authors: Pediatric Department, St. Vincent French Hospital, Nazareth, Israel; Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors: Bshara
authors: 0000-0001-9420-9101
authors: B
authors: Mansour
authors: Pediatric Department, St. Vincent French Hospital, Nazareth, Israel; Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors: Adib
authors: A
authors: Habib
authors: Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Pediatric Cardiology Unit, St. Vincent French Hospital, Nazareth, Israel.
authors: Nazih
authors: N
authors: Asli
authors: Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
authors: Yuval
authors: Y
authors: Geffen
authors: Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Haemek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
authors: Dan
authors: D
authors: Miron
authors: Pediatric Department, St. Vincent French Hospital, Nazareth, Israel; Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors: Nael
authors: N
authors: Elias