Endocarditis in a Prosthetic Aortic Valve: A Case Report and Literature Review

• Main Authors: Romina Maria Rösch MD (Author), Katja Buschmann MD (Author), Lena Brendel MD (Author), Thomas Schwanz MD (Author), Christian-Friedrich Vahl MD, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Lactococcus garvieae (LG) is a gram-positive coccus known to be a major pathogen in aqua farming, which is responsible for severe outbreaks. Its incidence in humans is extremely rare. Prior to 1985, all bacteria in the genus Lactococcus were included in the Streptococcus genus. The first...