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. 2017 May 2;4(2):ofx085.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofx085. eCollection 2017 Spring.

Lactobacillus rhamnosus Endocarditis After Upper Endoscopy

Justin G Aaron  1 , Magdalena E Sobieszczyk  1 , Shepard D Weiner  2 , Susan Whittier  3 , Franklin D Lowy  1
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Lactobacillus rhamnosus Endocarditis After Upper Endoscopy

Justin G Aaron et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Lactobacillus rhamnosus is commonly found in gastrointestinal flora and used in probiotics but is a rare human pathogen. We report a case of L. rhamnosus endocarditis following upper endoscopy in a frequent consumer of yogurt containing the organism, who required aortic and mitral valve replacement for cure.

Keywords: Lactobacillus; Lactobacillus rhamnosus; endocarditis; endoscopy; yogurt.

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Figure 1.
Transesophageal echocardiogram image depicting vegetation on mitral valve (white asterisk) and aortic valve (black asterisk).
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