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Infective endocarditis caused by lactobacillus |
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| Authors: | Yagi Shusuke Akaike Masahi Fujimura Mitsunori Ise Takayuki Yoshida Sumiko Sumitomo Yuka Ikeda Yasumasa Iwase Takashi Aihara Ken-ichi Azuma Hiroyuki Kurushima Atsushi Ichikawa Youichi Kitagawa Tetsuya Kimura Takehiko Nishiuchi Takeshi Matsumoto Toshio |
| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Sciences, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima. syagi@clin.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp |
| Abstract: | Lactobacillus (LB) is a gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that inhabits the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, vagina and nasal cavity. Although LB plays a role in the prevention of infections caused by pathogenic bacteria, it causes some critical infectious diseases such as infective endocarditis (IE). IE due to LB is rare; however, early diagnosis and early treatment are important because of its high mortality rate. We report the onset of IE after otologic treatment in a heavy drinker of alcohol, the second case of IE due to LB in Japan. |
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