Struve J, Weiland O, Nord C E
Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Institute, Roslagstull Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
J Infect. 1988 Sep;17(2):127-30. doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(88)91599-x.
A patient with Lactobacillus plantarum endocarditis who responded to initial treatment with penicillin G and netilmicin without relapse is reported. Bacteriological and clinical aspects of lactobacillus endocarditis and the finding of benign monoclonal gammopathy in the patient are discussed.
