Lactobacillus casei Endocarditis
Authors: MARVIN J. TENENBAUM
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1975)

Letters1 April 1975Lactobacillus casei EndocarditisMARVIN J. TENENBAUM, M.D., JOHN F. WARNER, M.D.MARVIN J. TENENBAUM, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN F. WARNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-82-4-539 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptLactobacilli may grow very slowly or not at all in media commonly used for blood culture; in addition, these organisms may be moderately resistant to penicillin and difficult to eradicate from endothelial surfaces. This case of Lactobacillus casei endocarditis shows the diagnostic and therapeutic problems that may be encountered in such infections.A 63-year-old man came to the Richmond Veterans Administration Hospital on 3 January 1972 complaining of dizziness of 3 to 4 days' duration. He had had frequent night sweats and an 18-kg weight loss during the preceding 10 months. On physical examination at admission, he was afebrile and...References1. WALLERDUMAFARLEY MRE: The influence of infection on titers of antiglobulin antibodies. Clin Exp Immunol 8:451-459, 1971 MedlineGoogle Scholar2. AXELRODKEUSCHBOTTONE JGE: Endocarditis caused by Lactobacillus plantarum. Ann Intern Med 78:33-37, 1973 LinkGoogle Scholar3. FINLAND M: Changing patterns of susceptibility of common bacterial pathogens to antimicrobial agents. Ann Intern Med 76: 1009-1036, 1972 LinkGoogle Scholar4. TUMULTY P: The management of bacterial endocarditis. Arch Intern Med 105:126-141, 1960 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. LERNERWEINSTEIN PL: Infective endocarditis in the antibiotic era. N Engl J Med 274:199-206, 259-266, 323-331, 388-393, 1966 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Division of Immunology and Infectious Diseases The Veterans Administration Hospital Richmond, Virginia 23298 Health Sciences Division Medical College of Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia 23298 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited BySafety of Probiotics in Health and DiseasePathogenic relevance of Lactobacillus: a retrospective review of over 200 casesLactobacillus rhamnosus infection in a child following bone marrow transplantCurrent perspectives on glycopeptide resistancePathogenic potential of lactobacilliEndocardite sur valve native à Lactobacillus casei subspecies caseiLactic acid bacteria and human clinical infectionIdentification of Lactobacillus Strains Isolated from Patients with Infective Endocarditis and Comparison of their Surface-associated Properties with those of Other Strains of the Same SpeciesCAPD peritonitis caused by Lactobacillus rhamnosusFatal lung abscess due to Lactobacillus casei ss rhamnosus.Lactobacillus jensenii prosthetic valve endocarditisEmpyema of the gall-bladder due to Lactobacillus caseiAbces post-operatoire et septicemie a lactobacilleVancomycin resistance of clinical isolates of lactobacilliAssociation of Lactobacillus plantarum with endocarditisLactobacillus plantarum SepticemiaLactobacillus plantarum endocarditisMaladie de Crohn et septicémie à Lactobacillus caseiLactobacillus gasseri as the cause of septic urinary infectionNonenzymatic Resistance to β-Lactam Antibiotics and Resistance to Other Cell Wall Synthesis InhibitorsPyélonéphrite et septicémie à Lactobacillus acidophilusChest infection caused by Lactobacillus casei ss rhamnosus.TreatmentBactericidal synergy between penicillin or ampicillin and aminoglycosides against antibiotic-tolerant lactobacilliComparative In Vitro Activity of Five Cephalosporins Against LactobacilliPrognostic aspects of aplastic anemia in pregnancyLactobacillemia—Report of nine casesLactobacillus Infective Endocarditis 1 April 1975Volume 82, Issue 4Page: 539-539KeywordsBloodEndocarditisLactobacillusPenicillinSweatWeight loss Issue Published: 1 April 1975 PDF DownloadLoading ...