TY - JOUR
T1 - Infective endocarditis with Lactococcus garvieae in Japan
T2 - A case report
AU - Watanabe, Yukiko
AU - Naito, Toshio
AU - Kikuchi, Ken
AU - Amari, Yu
AU - Uehara, Yuki
AU - Isonuma, Hiroshi
AU - Hisaoka, Teruhiko
AU - Yoshida, Terutoyo
AU - Yaginuma, Kenji
AU - Takaya, Norihide
AU - Daida, Hiroyuki
AU - Hiramatsu, Keiichi
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1186/1752-1947-5-356
DO - 10.1186/1752-1947-5-356
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79961156971
SN - 1752-1947
VL - 5
JO - Journal of Medical Case Reports
JF - Journal of Medical Case Reports
M1 - 356
ER -
