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Fatal case of endocarditis due to Weissella confusa
James D Flaherty1, Paul N Levett, Floyd E Dewhirst
1Departments of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|May 8, 2003
Abstract:
This is the first reported case of endocarditis due to the Lactobacillus-like vancomycin-resistant gram-positive bacillus Weissella confusa. Full identification and susceptibility testing of Lactobacillus-like organisms recovered in blood culture should be performed for patients with clinical presentations that suggest endocarditis.