Native-valve bacterial endocarditis caused by Lactococcus garvieae

Donald C Vinh; Kimberly A Nichol; Fern Rand; John M Embil

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.02.010

Native-valve bacterial endocarditis caused by Lactococcus garvieae

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2006 Sep;56(1):91-4. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.02.010. Epub 2006 May 2.

Authors

Donald C Vinh¹, Kimberly A Nichol, Fern Rand, John M Embil

Affiliation

¹ Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E OW3.

PMID: 16650958
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.02.010

Abstract

We report a case of definite Lactococcus garvieae native-valve endocarditis. The diagnosis was suspected in a patient presenting with congestive heart failure and found to have Enterococcus hirae bacteremia, with a history of L. garvieae bacteremia 1 month prior. Diagnosis was confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of the 2 isolates and the demonstration of aortic valve vegetations.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Bacteremia / microbiology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Enterococcus / classification*
Humans
Lactococcus* / classification
Lactococcus* / genetics
Lactococcus* / pathogenicity
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / classification
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*

Substances

RNA, Ribosomal, 16S