Lactobacillus rhamnosus endocarditis: An unusual culprit in a patient with Barlow's disease

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2016 Nov-Dec;57(6):445-448. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2016.11.011. Epub 2016 Nov 16.
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Keywords: Barlow disease; Lactobacillus rhamnosus; chemoprophylaxis; infective endocarditis; molecular diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Intravenous
  • Aged
  • Chemoprevention / methods
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
  • Echocardiography
  • Endocarditis / blood
  • Endocarditis / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis / microbiology*
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
  • Humans
  • Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus / genetics*
  • Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus / isolation & purification
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse / surgery
  • Penicillins / administration & dosage*
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Penicillins

Supplementary concepts

  • Barlow syndrome