title: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection caused by Bifidobacterium breve.
abstract: Bifidobacterium breve is a rare cause of human infections. Previously, bacteremia and meningitis caused by this organism linked to probiotic use have been reported in a neonate. We report the first case of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection caused by B. breve in an adult without a history of probiotic use.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Microbiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: nsuwant1@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Nuntra
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suwantarat
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wakefield
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Microbiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Microbiology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Karen C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D039941:Bifidobacteriales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
keywords: Anaerobe; Bifidobacterium breve; Gram-positive rods; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection