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Abstract 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… Click to show full abstract
Abstract 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.
Keywords:
upper endoscopy;
rhamnosus endocarditis;
endocarditis upper;
lactobacillus rhamnosus
Journal Title: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2017
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