Endocarditis Caused by Lactococcus cremoris

Halla D. Halldórsdóttir, Vilhelmina Haraldsdóttir, Ásgeir Böðvarsson, Már Kristjánsson

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2002 · 24 citations · 2 references

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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.

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