Lactobacillus rhamnosus infection in a child following bone marrow transplant.
We report a case where Lactobacillus rhamnosus was isolated from pericardial effusion and blood in a child following a bone marrow transplant for aplastic anaemia. A resume of cases in which this organism has been implicated as a pathogen is also presented.
Kalima
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Department of Clinical Bacteriology, University of Edinburgh, Medical School, UK.
Masterton
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Roddie
P H
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Thomas
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D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000628:therapy; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male