Endocarditis Caused by Lactococcus cremoris
- 2002-01
- Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 34(3)
- H. Halldorsdottir
- V. Haraldsdóttir
- Á. Böđvarsson
- Gestur Þorgeirsson
- M. Kristjansson
- PubMed: 12030395
- DOI: 10.1080/00365540110080377
Study Design
- Type
- Case Report
- Sample size
- n = 1
- Population
- Patient with subacute endocarditis
- Methods
- Case report
Abstract
We describe a case of subacute endocarditis due to Lactococcus cremoris associated with consumption of unpasteurized milk. Treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and subsequently penicillin resulted in prompt sterilization of this patient's bloodstream and full recovery.