[Hepatic abscess and bacteremia due to Lactobacillus rhamnosus].
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.
Notario
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Hospital Español de Rosario, Uriburu 918, 2000 Rosario, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas, ANLIS Carlos Malbrán, Buenos Aires, Argentina. notario@bt2c.com
Leardini
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Borda
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Gambandé
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Cerutti
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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*