Endocarditis caused by Lactobacillus jensenii in an immunocompetent patient

J Med Microbiol. 2010 May;59(Pt 5):607-609. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.017764-0. Epub 2010 Feb 4.

Abstract

Lactobacilli are Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria that inhabit the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, vagina and nasal cavity. In this report, a rare case of Lactobacillus jensenii endocarditis in a 47-year-old immunocompetent patient is described. Blood cultures and a replaced mitral valve were positive for L. jensenii as assessed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Based on susceptibility tests the patient was successfully treated with a mixture of teicoplanin and meropenem antimicrobial therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Blood / microbiology
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Female
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Lactobacillus / isolation & purification*
  • Meropenem
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve / microbiology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Teicoplanin / therapeutic use
  • Thienamycins / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • Thienamycins
  • Teicoplanin
  • Meropenem

Associated data

  • GENBANK/FN557015