Infective Endocarditis in a Young Adult due to Lactococcus lactis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Reported cases of Lactococcus lactis–associated infective endocarditis.

References	Heart disease	Complications	Clinical outcome
Wood et al. [10]	No history of heart disease	—	Recovered
Mannion and Rothburn [11]	Rheumatic valve disease	Infarction/dysphasia	Recovered
Pellizzer et al. [12]	No history of heart disease	—	Recovered
Halldorsdottir et al. [13]	No history of heart disease	—	Recovered
Zechini et al. [14]	Atrial myxoma and mitral regurgitation	—	Recovered after surgery
Resch et al. [15]	Bicuspid aortic valve	Multiple mycotic aneurysms	Recovered after surgery
Lin et al. [16]	No history of heart disease	Intracerebral hemorrhage/infraction	Deceased
Rostagno et al. [17]	Bileaflet mitral valve prolapse (prosthetic valve repair)	Embolic infraction	Recovered after surgery
Taniguchi et al. [18]	No history of heart disease	Arrhythmia (severe inflammation of the conductive system)	Deceased
Mansour et al. [19]	No history of heart disease	Pulmonary septic emboli	Recovered