Progression of Lactobacillus plantarum prosthetic valve endocarditis followed by transesophageal echocardiogram

Tavernese, Annamaria; Stelitano, M; Mauceri, A; Mollace, Rocco; Uccello, Giuseppe; Romeo, Francesco; Cammalleri, Valeria

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.067

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“…Lactobacilli were isolated from blood [ 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 49 , 52 , 55 , 56 , 57 ], diseased valve tissue [ 23 ], abscess fluids [ 48 , 51 , 52 , 54 , 57 , 58 ], cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) [ 46 ], marrow [ 30 ], arthrocentesis aspiration fluid [ 53 ] in anaerobiosis and, in some cases, also in aerobiosis [ 15 , 34 ]. Use of automated microbial detection system, i.e., BACT/ALERT 3D or the BACTEC systems (BioMérieux) with incubation at 35 °C were mentioned in some reports [ 23 , 31 , 34 ].…”

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“…Susceptibility to β-lactams, including amoxicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, ampicillin, ampicillin-sulbactam, benzylpenicillin, penicillin G, piperacillin/tazobactam, and meropenem IV was reported in most cases. These antibiotics were used singly or in association with gentamicin, clindamycin, and clarithromycin [ 16 , 17 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 48 , 49 , 51 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 ].…”

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Lactobacilli constitute the dominant microbiota in many fermented foods and comprise widely used probiotics. However, these bacteria cause rare infections mostly in diabetic and immunocompromised subjects in presence of risk factors such as prosthetic hearth valves and dental procedures or caries. The scope of this survey was re-assessing the pathogenic potential of lactobacilli based on the infection case reports published in the last three years. In 2019, 2020, and 2021, total of 17, 15, and 16 cases, respectively, including endocarditis, bacteremia, and other infections, were reported. These annual numbers are higher than those observed previously. Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus (13 cases), comprising strain GG (ATCC 53103) with established applications in healthcare, L. paracasei (7 cases), Lactobacillus acidophilus (5 cases), L. jensenii (5 cases), Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (3 cases), L. paraplantarum, L. delbrueckii subsp. delbrueckii, L. gasseri, L. paragasseri, Limosilactobacillus fermentum, and L. reuteri (1 case each) were involved. Virulence characterization of two strains that caused infections, a derivative of L. rhamnosus GG and L. paracasei LP10266, indicated that increased biofilm-forming capacity favors pathogenicity and it is determined by variable genetic traits. This survey highlights that the strains of lactobacilli that cause infections are little characterized genetically. Instead, to avoid that these bacteria become a hazard, genetic stability should be periodically re-evaluated by whole genome sequencing (WGS) to ensure that only non-pathogenic variants are administered to vulnerable individuals.

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“…Lactobacilli were isolated from blood [15,16,17,18,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,49,52,55,56,57], diseased valve tissue [28], abscess fluids [48,51,52,54,57,58], cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) [46], marrow [36], arthrocentesis aspiration fluid [53] in anaerobiosis and, in some cases, also in aerobiosis [40,15]. Use of automated microbial detection system, i.e.…”

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“…Susceptility to β-lactams, including amoxicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, ampicillin, ampicillin-sulbactam, benzylpenicillin, penicillin G, piperacillin/tazobactam and meropenem IV was reported in most cases. These antibiotics were used singly or in association with gentamicin, clindamycin and clarithromycin [16,17,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,31,32,33,34,36,37,38,41,43,44,45,46,48,49,51,53,54,55,56,57,58] .…”

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“…Most of the cases of endocarditis had a deceitful and slow onset, with or without fever, with weight loss, fatigue, dyspnea, cough, chills, sweats, abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting, lumbar pain, syncope, with valvular vegetations becoming detectable after many days or even months from the beginning of symptoms [14,15,16,17,18,25,27,28,32,34,36,37,38,40]. In many cases replacement of the aortic valve [15,16,17,18,25,26,31,33,36,41], in one case replacement of the mitral valve [30] and in another case replacement of both aortic and mitral valves [28] was necessary.…”

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Lactobacilli Infection Case Reports in the Last Three Years and Safety Implications

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probiotics. However, these bacteria caused rare infections mostly in diabetic and immunocompromised subjects in presence of risk factors such as prosthetic hearth valves and dental procedures or caries. The scope of this survey was re-assessing the pathogenic potential of lactobacilli based on the infection case reports published in the last three years. In 2019, 2020 and 2021 17, 15 and 16 cases, respective-ly,.including endocarditis, bacteremia and other infections, were reported. These annual numbers are higher than observed previously. Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus (13 cases), comprising strain GG (ATCC 53103) with established applications in healthcare, L. paracasei (7 cases), Lactobacillus acidophilus (5 cas-es), L. jensenii (5 cases), Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (3 cases), L. paraplantarum, L. delbrueckii subsp. del-brueckii, L. gasseri, L. paragasseri, Limosilactobacillus fermentum and L. reuteri (1 case each) were involved. Virulence characterization of two strains that caused infections, a derivative of L. rhamnosus GG and L.paracasei LP10266, indicated that increased biofilm forming capacity favors pathogenicity and it is determined by variable genetic traits. This survey highlighted that strains of lactobacilli able to cause infections were little characterized genet-ically. Instead, to avoid that these bacteria become a hazard, genetic stability should be periodically re-evaluated by whole genome sequencing (WGS) to ensure that only non-pathogenic variants are ad-ministered to vulnerable individuals.

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Antibiotic resistance and virulence factors in lactobacilli: something to carefully consider

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Progression of Lactobacillus plantarum prosthetic valve endocarditis followed by transesophageal echocardiogram

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Lactobacilli Infection Case Reports in the Last Three Years and Safety Implications

Lactobacilli Infection Case Reports in the Last Three Years and Safety Implications

Lactobacilli Infection Case Reports in the Last Three Years and Safety Implications

Antibiotic resistance and virulence factors in lactobacilli: something to carefully consider

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