Lactobacillus rhamnosus infection in a child following bone marrow transplant

P Kalima; R G Masterton; P H Roddie; A E Thomas

doi:10.1016/s0163-4453(96)91622-9

Lactobacillus rhamnosus infection in a child following bone marrow transplant

J Infect. 1996 Mar;32(2):165-7. doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(96)91622-9.

Authors

P Kalima¹, R G Masterton, P H Roddie, A E Thomas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Bacteriology, University of Edinburgh, Medical School, UK.

PMID: 8708379
DOI: 10.1016/s0163-4453(96)91622-9

Abstract

We report a case where Lactobacillus rhamnosus was isolated from pericardial effusion and blood in a child following a bone marrow transplant for aplastic anaemia. A resume of cases in which this organism has been implicated as a pathogen is also presented.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anemia, Aplastic / therapy
Bone Marrow Transplantation / adverse effects*
Child, Preschool
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / etiology*
Humans
Lactobacillus / isolation & purification*
Male