Lactobacillus rhamnosus R0343ND and Incidence of Endocarditis

• Lactobacillus rhamnosus Endocarditis After Upper Endoscopy

  • 2020-10-01
  • Case Report · n = 1
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases 4(2)
  • • J. Aaron
    • M. Sobieszczyk
    • S. Weiner
    • S. Whittier
    • F. Lowy

  • PubMed: 28695143
  • DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx085

  2 Insights on

  • Incidence of Endocarditis

  • Low evidence

  *Lactobacillus rhamnosus* is commonly found in gastrointestinal flora and used in probiotics but is a rare human pathogen. We report a case of *L. rhamnosus* endocarditis following upper endoscopy in a frequent consumer of yogurt containing the organism, who required aortic and mitral valve replacement for cure.

  Effect

  Harmful

  Effect size

  Large