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Case Reports
. 2018 Mar 4:2018:5091456.
doi: 10.1155/2018/5091456. eCollection 2018.

Infective Endocarditis in a Young Adult due to Lactococcus lactis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

G Georgountzos  1 , C Michopoulos  1 , C Grivokostopoulos  1 , M Kolosaka  2 , N Vlassopoulou  3 , A Lekkou  4
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Infective Endocarditis in a Young Adult due to Lactococcus lactis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

G Georgountzos et al. Case Rep Med. .

Abstract

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a condition mainly associated with valvular disease or prosthetic valve and intravenous drug use as a risk factor. Here, we describe a rare case of a previously healthy patient with endocarditis due to Lactococcus lactis associated with cattle contact, where antibiotic treatment resulted in full recovery.

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Figure 1
Transthoracic ultrasound showing a degenerated bicuspid aortic valve, combined with left ventricle dilation. A small mass on the left aortic cusp is distinguished as septic vegetation, due to L. lactis.
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Doppler echocardiography and colour flow mapping revealed moderate-to-severe (3/4) aortic valve failure.
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