Endocarditis caused by Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis in a patient with atrial myxoma: a case report

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 325-328

  Zechini, Barbara ^a   Cipriani, Paola ^a   Papadopoulou, Styliani ^a   Di Nucci, Giandomenico ^a   Petrucca, Andrea ^a   Teggi, Antonella ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis; Myxoma

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA SEQUENCE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; GRAM STAINING; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOSIDEREMIC ANEMIA; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYXOMA;

EID: 33750479504     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.04.011     Document Type: Article

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