title: Lactobacillus rhamnosus endocarditis: An unusual culprit in a patient with Barlow's disease.
authors.affiliation: 1st Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: yannisfd@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Felekos
authors.affiliation: 1st Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lazaros
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsiriga
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pirounaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stavropoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paraskevas
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toutouza
authors.affiliation: 1st Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tousoulis
mesh_terms: D061605:Administration, Intravenous; D000368:Aged; D018890:Chemoprevention / Q000379:methods; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D052201:Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins
keywords: Barlow disease; Lactobacillus rhamnosus; chemoprophylaxis; infective endocarditis; molecular diagnosis