Lactobacillus endocarditis: case report and review of cases reported since 1992.

• 影响指数: 38.637
• 发表时间: Jul 2006
• 来源期刊: J Infect
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.10.005
• PMID: 16307799
• 文章类型: Case Reports
• 中科院分区: Q2
• 方向: 医学
• 作者列表: Salvana EM,Frank M

Mesh: Bacteremia / microbiology; Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology; Female; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology; Humans; Lactobacillus acidophilus / isolation & purification; Middle Aged

Abstract

Lactobacillus is a rare cause of endocarditis with only 78 reported cases in the literature. We report a case of Lactobacillus endocarditis and review reported adult cases since the introduction of the Duke\'s criteria for endocarditis. An analysis is presented with a focus on outcomes. Mortality from reported cases of Lactobacillus endocarditis was found to have substantially improved since 1992. Surgical rates for persistent disease remain the same. Possible reasons for this improvement include better antibiotics, earlier recognition of cases, and more aggressive treatment regimens.