title: Lactobacillus acidophilus sepsis in a neonate.
abstract: Lactobacillus species are non-spore-forming, anaerobic, gram-positive rods that cause disease in immunocompromised adults. Few cases have been described in children. We present the case of a 2-month-old infant who apparently developed Lactobacillus acidophilus sepsis from an infected central venous catheter. Physicians should be aware that although Lactobacillus species rarely cause disease in children, they should be considered a possible pathogen when isolated from the blood of a newborn infant.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: McCarter
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Herson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020345:Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D006819:Hyaline Membrane Disease / Q000150:complications; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007779:Lactobacillus acidophilus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014427:Twins
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents