title: Probiotic-associated aspiration pneumonia due to Lactobacillus rhamnosus.
abstract: Lactobacilli are low-virulence, commensal organisms of the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts and are commonly used as "probiotic supplements." Herein, we describe an episode of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis with bacterial superinfection secondary to administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus in an 11-month-old female with trisomy 21.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Department of Pathology, Richmond, Virginia, USA cdoern@mcvh-vcu.edu.
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Doern
authors.affiliation: Children's Medical Center, Department of Pharmacy, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Sean T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Folashade
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Afolabi
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Immunology and Department of Pediatrics, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Carey-Ann D
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1137-840X
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Burnham
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D052201:Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D019936:Probiotics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology