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Infective endocarditis with Lactococcus garvieae in Japan: a case report

Authors: Yukiko Watanabe, Toshio Naito, Ken Kikuchi, Yu Amari, Yuki Uehara, Hiroshi Isonuma, Teruhiko Hisaoka, Terutoyo Yoshida, Kenji Yaginuma, Norihide Takaya, Hiroyuki Daida, Keiichi Hiramatsu

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2011

Abstract

Introduction

Lactococcus garvieae is a well-recognized fish pathogen, and it is considered a rare pathogen with low virulence in human infection. We describe the 11th case of L. garvieae infective endocarditis reported in the literature, and the first reported case in Japan.

Case presentation

We report a case of a 55-year-old Japanese woman who had native valve endocarditis with L. garvieae. The case was complicated by renal infarction, cerebral infarction, and mycotic aneurysms. After anti-microbial treatment, she was discharged from the hospital and is now well while being monitored in the out-patient clinic.

Conclusion

We encountered a case of L. garvieae endocarditis that occurred in a native valve of a healthy woman. The 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing was useful for the identification of this pathogen. Although infective endocarditis with L. garvieae is uncommon, it is possible to treat high virulence clinically.

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Title: Infective endocarditis with Lactococcus garvieae in Japan: a case report
Authors: Yukiko Watanabe
Toshio Naito
Ken Kikuchi
Yu Amari
Yuki Uehara
Hiroshi Isonuma
Teruhiko Hisaoka
Terutoyo Yoshida
Kenji Yaginuma
Norihide Takaya
Hiroyuki Daida
Keiichi Hiramatsu
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-356

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