Case report
Osteomyelitis and possible endocarditis secondary to
Lactococcus garvieae: a first case report
P Rachael Jamesa, Suzanna M C Hardmanb, David L H Pattersonc
a University College
London Medical School, London, UK, b Department of Academic and Clinical
Cardiovascular Medicine, University College London Medical School and
UCL and Whittington Hospitals, London, UK, c Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
Correspondence to: Dr P R James, Department of Cardiology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton BN2 5BE, UK
Submitted 23 April
1999;
Accepted 16 November 1999
Although osteomyelitis is commonly caused by staphylococcal
infection, the first case of a lumbar osteomyelitis secondary to Lactococcus garvieae is
reported. The case was complicated by possible endocarditis of an
aortic valve prosthesis.
Keywords: Lactococcus garvieae; osteomyelitis
© 2000 by The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
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