Liver Abscess Due to a Lactobacillus rhamnosus Strain Indistinguishable from L. rhamnosus Strain GG

Although generally innocuous, Lactobacillus species have been isolated infrequently in connection to serious infections such as endocarditis and sepsis. We report, to our knowledge, the first case of severe infection due to a Lactobacillus rhamnosus strain indistinguishable from L. rhamnosus strain...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 1999-05, Vol.28 (5), p.1159-1160
Hauptverfasser:	Rautio, Merja, Jousimies-Somer, Hannele, Kauma, Heikki, Pietarinen, Ilmo, Saxelin, Maija, Tynkkynen, Soile, Koskela, Markku
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abscesses Aged Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen Bacterial Typing Techniques Biological and medical sciences Brief Reports Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Endocarditis Enzymes Female Fever Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology Human bacterial diseases Humans Infections Infectious diseases Lactobacillus Lactobacillus - classification Lactobacillus - isolation & purification Lactobacillus - pathogenicity Lactobacillus rhamnosus Liver abscess Liver Abscess - diagnosis Liver Abscess - microbiology Lungs Medical sciences Microbial Sensitivity Tests Polymerase Chain Reaction Probiotics
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Zusammenfassung:	Although generally innocuous, Lactobacillus species have been isolated infrequently in connection to serious infections such as endocarditis and sepsis. We report, to our knowledge, the first case of severe infection due to a Lactobacillus rhamnosus strain indistinguishable from L. rhamnosus strain GG.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/514766