A Pregnant Woman with Lactococcus lactis Meningitis: To Treat or Not to Treat?
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Lactococcus lactis is generally considered a pathogen of lesser significance and usually treated only when isolated in cases like bacterial endocarditis [1, 2]. Due to their low pathogenicity and infrequent isolation in immune-competent persons, it is often disregarded by clinicians especially from the therapeutic stand point. This poses an important question—should we treat the infection or disregard it as a harmless pathogen?
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India
دوره 64 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014