Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Developed 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

  • Developed Endocarditis

  • Low evidence

  We report a case of L. rhamnosus endocarditis following upper endoscopy in a frequent consumer of yogurt containing the organism

  Effect

  Harmful

  Effect size

  Large