title: [Hepatic abscess and bacteremia due to Lactobacillus rhamnosus].
abstract: The incidence of severe infections caused by Lactobacillus spp. is very low. This paper reports a case of a liver abscess and bacteremia due to Lactobacillus rhamnosus. The patient is a 73 year-old woman with antecedent of diabetes mellitus. She has undergone surgery and received antimicrobial therapy (ampicillin plus gentamicin). The clinical outcome was favorable.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Español de Rosario, Uriburu 918, 2000 Rosario, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas, ANLIS Carlos Malbrán, Buenos Aires, Argentina. notario@bt2c.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Notario
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Leardini
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Borda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gambandé
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cerutti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*