Infective endocarditis in a young adult due to lactococcus lactis: A case report and review of the literature

Case Reports in Medicine

Volumn 2018, Issue , 2018, Pages

  Georgountzos, G ^a   Michopoulos, C ^a   Grivokostopoulos, C ^a   Kolosaka, M ^b   Vlassopoulou, N ^b   Lekkou, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DIASTOLIC HEART MURMUR; DYSPNEA; DYSURIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MALE; NIGHT SWEAT; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VOMITING; WEAKNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85046248032     PISSN: 16879627     EISSN: 16879635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2018/5091456     Document Type: Article

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