Lactococcus lactis Endocarditis in an Immunocompromised Patient
Lactococcus lactis infections are rarely reported in the medical literature. L. lactis is a commonly used fermenting agent which may be difficult to identify with common microbiology identification processes. This factor may contribute to its lack of recognition in medical journals. We report a case...
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| description | Lactococcus lactis infections are rarely reported in the medical literature. L. lactis is a commonly used fermenting agent which may be difficult to identify with common microbiology identification processes. This factor may contribute to its lack of recognition in medical journals. We report a case of an immunosuppressed 80-year-old female with L. lactis bacteremia, subsequently, found to have aortic valve vegetation, who responded clinically to a six-week duration of ceftriaxone therapy. Afterward, a brief updated literature review is presented on L. lactis infections. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-45de55a7837e4150a7b508fa73d309a62025-08-20T02:17:45ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66332022-01-01202210.1155/2022/3845679Lactococcus lactis Endocarditis in an Immunocompromised PatientAustin Mitchell0Sarah Gorn1Alex Cheung2Spogmai Khan3Cynthia Anneski4Mountain Vista Medical CenterMountain Vista Medical CenterMountain Vista Medical CenterMountain Vista Medical CenterMountain Vista Medical CenterLactococcus lactis infections are rarely reported in the medical literature. L. lactis is a commonly used fermenting agent which may be difficult to identify with common microbiology identification processes. This factor may contribute to its lack of recognition in medical journals. We report a case of an immunosuppressed 80-year-old female with L. lactis bacteremia, subsequently, found to have aortic valve vegetation, who responded clinically to a six-week duration of ceftriaxone therapy. Afterward, a brief updated literature review is presented on L. lactis infections.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3845679 |
| spellingShingle | Austin Mitchell Sarah Gorn Alex Cheung Spogmai Khan Cynthia Anneski Lactococcus lactis Endocarditis in an Immunocompromised Patient Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Lactococcus lactis Endocarditis in an Immunocompromised Patient |
| title_full | Lactococcus lactis Endocarditis in an Immunocompromised Patient |
| title_fullStr | Lactococcus lactis Endocarditis in an Immunocompromised Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lactococcus lactis Endocarditis in an Immunocompromised Patient |
| title_short | Lactococcus lactis Endocarditis in an Immunocompromised Patient |
| title_sort | lactococcus lactis endocarditis in an immunocompromised patient |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3845679 |
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