Infectious Spondylitis and Septicemia due to <i>Lactococcus garvieae</i>: a Literature Review of Non-Endocarditis Cases

Lactococci are Gram-positive cocci that occur in short chains or pairs and traditionally considered to be of low virulence human. Most species not associated with human disease. There few reports regarding Lactococcus isolation humans the clinical significance this rarely-encountered genus is unknown. Here, we report a case infectious spondylitis due garvieae confirmed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS). A 77-year-old man was admitted our hospital back pain had lasted 5 days. He diabetes mellitus, hypertension, histories pulmonary tuberculosis endovascular aneurysm repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Magnetic resonance imaging his spine revealed paravertebral enhancement on T8-9 compression fracture lower endplate T8. On blood cultures, L. identified MALDI-TOF MS. To knowledge, first caused Korea. In context, reviewed non-endocarditis cases reported English-language literature summarize its features outcomes.