Two Cases of Endocarditis due to Lactobacillus Species: Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Review, and Discussion of Therapy

Endocarditis caused by lactobacilli may lead to death or to relapse of infection, despite antimicrobial treatment. We report two cases of lactobacillus endocarditis in individuals with native bicuspid aortic valves who survived without relapse and review the 39 other cases reported in the literature. In only 15 previously reported cases have patients been cured with medical therapy alone. One of our patients, who was infected with Lactobacillus...