If you have previously obtained access with your personal account, please log in. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9462. NIH Guglielmetti E, Korhonen JM, Heikkinen J, Morelli L, von Wright A. FEMS Microbiol Lett. and you may need to create a new Wiley Online Library account. Wang PC, Lin YD, Liaw LL, Chern RS, Chen SC. It is a rare pathogen with a low virulence in human infection. Cureus. Lactococcus garvieae is an important pathogen in aquaculture, outbreaks of which significantly affect production. This site needs JavaScript to work properly. Epub 2006 Aug 28. There was a 100% identity of 16S rDNA sequence of L. garvieae isolates from patient 1 and from the squid muscle obtained from the restaurant where patient 1 consumed the raw fish. It is a rare pathogen with a low virulence in human infection. were reidentified as Lactococcus garvieae with multidrug resistance in some cases. 2020 Jul 29;12(7):e9462. Please enable it to take advantage of the complete set of features! 2012 Oct;35(4):495-501. Lactococcus garvieae is an important pathogen in aquaculture, outbreaks of which significantly affect production. Lactococcus garvieae is a relevant worldwide fish pathogen affecting various farmed and wild marine and freshwater species. lactis, L. piscium, and L. garvieae are recognized as the species with clinical significance for human and veterinary medicine (2,8). Urinary Tract Infection Caused by the Novel Pathogen, Lactococcus Garvieae: A Case Report. It can also cause mastitis in ruminants, and has been isolated from dairy products and meat [46]. The relation between the aquaculture outbreak and the human infection has not been clarified. Westberg M, Brekke H, Hermansen NO, Flatøy B. J Bone Jt Infect. Epub 2009 Feb 17. A 50-year-old Asian male … Get the latest public health information from CDC: https://www.coronavirus.gov. J A Elliott , M D Collins , N E Pigott , R R Facklam Journal of Clinical Microbiology Dec 1991, 29 (12) 2731-2734; DOI: eCollection 2020. We describe a case of an elderly patient with prosthetic heart valves with a septicaemia without infective endocarditis, and with a favourable clinical course. Sporadic occurrence of L. garvieae infection in human appears to correlate with the seasonal aquaculture outbreaks of L. garvieae infection. Lactococcus garvieae is the causative agent of lactococcosis, a hyperacute, haemorrhagic septicaemia of fish. More than 31 cases of infection in humans have been reported. HHS J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2019 Jan-Dec;7:2324709619832052. doi: 10.1177/2324709619832052. Lactococcus garvieae is a part of the genus Lactococcus which was previously a part of the genus Streptococcus. Late onset periprosthetic infection of the hip caused by the fish pathogen. The full text of this article hosted at iucr.org is unavailable due to technical difficulties. Lactococcus garvieae is usually an animal pathogen. Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis also causes white muscle disease in farmed giant freshwater prawns Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Lactococcus garvieae is considered a low virulence organism which is rarely associated with human infections. Dis Aquat Organ. Use the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. It is a rare pathogen with a low virulence in human infection. Prospective and retrospective epidemiologic surveillance of the four patients with L. garvieae infection between 2000 and 2003 and their relations to the aquaculture outbreaks of L. garvieae were conducted. Lactococcus garvieae is an unusual cause of infective endocarditis (IE). Anihouvi DGH, Kpoclou YE, Abdel Massih M, Iko Afé OH, Assogba MF, Covo M, Scippo ML, Hounhouigan DJ, Anihouvi V, Mahillon J. Three of the four patients gave a history of consuming raw fish and in three of the four patients, the infection occurred in summer between June and August while there is a decrease of fisheries production and an increase in L. garvieae infection in aquaculture farms. Working off-campus? The relation between the aquaculture outbreak and the human infection has not been clarified. He WQ, Xiong YQ, Ge J, Chen YX, Chen XJ, Zhong XS, Ou ZJ, Gao YH, Cheng MJ, Mo Y, Wen YQ, Qiu M, Huo ST, Chen SW, Zheng XY, He H, Li YZ, You FF, Zhang MY, Chen Q. BMC Vet Res. We describe herein the first reported case of transfusion-transmitted L. garvieae sepsis caused by a contaminated platelet concentrate from a d … | The presence of gastro‐intestinal disorder may facilitate L. garvieae infection. Sporadic occurrence of L. garvieae infection in human appears to correlate with the seasonal aquaculture outbreaks of L. garvieae infection. Tariq EF, Irshad Y, Khalil HB, Khakwani AS, Khan UA. National Center for Biotechnology Information, Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error. Based on a case report, we provide a review of the literature of IE caused by L. garvieae and highlight diagnostic and treatment challenges of these infections and implications for management. It is a rare pathogen with a low virulence in human infection. Unlimited viewing of the article/chapter PDF and any associated supplements and figures. | Lactococcus lactis is a Gram-positive bacterium used extensively in the production of buttermilk and cheese, but has also become famous as the first genetically modified organism to be used alive for the treatment of human disease. lactis have been associated with endocarditis (9,10) and have also been isolated from clinical samples of blood, skin lesions, and urine (5,7). Vendrell D, Balcázar JL, Ruiz-Zarzuela I, de Blas I, Gironés O, Múzquiz JL. Russo G, Iannetta M, D'Abramo A, Mascellino MT, Pantosti A, Erario L, Tebano G, Oliva A, D'Agostino C, Trinchieri V, Vullo V. New Microbiol. The relation between the aquaculture outbreak and the human infection has not been clarified. 2020 Apr 6;5(3):106-109. doi: 10.7150/jbji.43655. Lactococcus garvieae is a well-known fish pathogen that has low virulence in humans and is rarely isolated from the blood cultures of endocarditis patients. Summary Lactococcus garvieae is an important pathogen in aquaculture, outbreaks of which significantly affect production. Lactococcus garvieae are Gram-positive cocci previously considered part of the genus Streptococcus. 2008 Mar 3;79(1):9-17. doi: 10.3354/dao01868. Dis Aquat Organ. Lactococcus garvieae 21881, isolated in a human clinical case, produces a novel class IId bacteriocin, garvicin A (GarA), which is specifically active against other L. garvieae strains, including fish- and bovine-pathogenic isolates. The patient also had a history … eCollection 2019 May. No current diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines are available to treat IE caused by these organisms. We report a rare case of catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) caused byLactococcus garvieae andEscherichia coli coinfection without any bacteremia in a patient with indwelling urinary catheter placed for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Please check your email for instructions on resetting your password. The relation between the aquaculture outbreak and the human infection has not been clarified. All the four patients with L. garvieae infection were associated with gastrointestinal disorders.