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Abstract
We report the first case of endocarditis caused by Lactobacillus after an uneventful colonoscopy. The initial empiric treatment with the standard
regimen of penicillin-aminoglycoside failed; subsequent treatment with a combination
of antibiotics, selected according to the in vitro studies, was successful.
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Publication history
Accepted:
January 17,
2001
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© 2001 The British Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
