Use of 16S rRNA gene sequencing to identify Lactobacillus casei in septicaemia secondary to a paraprosthetic enteric fistula.
Human infections caused by Lactobacillus spp. are rarely reported in the literature. Underlying conditions are frequently reported, and identification of lactobacilli to the species level remains rare. A case of Lactobacillus casei septicaemia secondary to a vascular graft infection is reported. The 16S rRNA sequencing technique was used to definitively identify Lactobacillus casei.
Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Houphouët-Boigny, chemin de la Madrague Ville, Marseille, France.
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Parola
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Maurin
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Alimi
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Juhan
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Brouqui
D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D007780:Lacticaseibacillus casei / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*
D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S