Table 2 Reported cases (MEDLINE and Scopus Databases) of multifocal abscess localizations caused by Lactococcus lactis
References | Year | Subspecies | Unpasteurized dairy products consumption | Original infection site | Valve involved (when endocarditis is present) | Complications | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nakarai et al. [24] | 2000 | L. lactis subsp. cremoris | No | Liver abscess | No cardiac assessment was performed | Massive right pleural effusion and collapse of the right lower lobe | Recovered |
Antolín et al. [1] | 2004 | L. lactis subsp. cremoris | No | Diverticulitis that lead to liver abscess | No cardiac assessment was performed | Massive right pleural effusion | Recovered |
Kiss et al. [17] | 2005 | Unknown | Unknown | Endocarditis | Unknown | Femoral osteomyelitis, cerebral, and pulmonary abscess | Unknown |
Resch et al. [19] | 2006 | L. lactis subsp. cremoris | Yes (cheese) | Endocarditis | Aortic | Epididymitis, Reiter’s syndrome, multiple mycotic aneurysms, eye and kidney embolii | Recovered |
Lin et al. [20] | 2009 | L. lactis subsp. cremoris | No | Endocarditis | Mitral | Intracerebral hemorrhage | Deceased |
Kim et al. [28] | 2010 | L. lactis subsp. cremoris | No | Liver abscess and empyema and necrotizing pneumonia | No cardiac assessment was performed | Bilateral pleural effusion | Recovered |
Fragkiadakis et al. [30] | 2016 | L. lactis subsp. cremoris | Yes | Bowell wall thickening, liver abscess and perirenal abscess | – | Perirenal abscess, severe periodontitis | Recovered |
Mansour et al. [22] | 2016 | Unknown | Yes (cheese) | Endocarditis | Tricuspid | Pulmonary septic emboli | Recovered |
Shimizu et al. [3] | 2019 | Unknown | No | Cholangitis | No cardiac assessment was performed | Liver abscesses | Deceased |
Lahlou et al. | 2021 | L. lactis subsp. cremoris | Yes (milk) | Liver abscess | Aortic | Bilateral pleural effusion + right basal pneumonia | Recovered |