Lactobacillus paracasei endocarditis in a consumer of probiotics
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Adverse events from probiotic strains in vulnerable populations include life-threatening pneumonia, endocarditis, and sepsis.
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- Authors
- Franko, B., Vaillant, M., Recule, C., Vautrin, E., Brion, J.-P., & Pavese, P.
- Affiliations
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Franko, B.
- ORCID
- Franko, B.
- Venue
- Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-04
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 171-173
- ISSN
- 0399-077X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2089697271
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2
- FWCI
- 2.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Keywords
- Lactobacillus paracasei, infective endocarditis, probiotics, bacterial endocarditis, probiotic supplements
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Amoxicillin, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Bipolar Disorder, Colonoscopy, Disease Susceptibility, Drug Therapy, Combination, Endocarditis, Bacterial, Gentamicins, Humans, Lactobacillus, Male, Mitral Valve Insufficiency, Prostatic Neoplasms, Time Factors, Ultrasonography, Yogurt, Prosthesis-Related Infections, Bacteremia, Lithium Carbonate, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections, Antimanic Agents, Bacterial Translocation, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Probiotics, Chills, Delayed Diagnosis
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