Catheter-related bacteremia due to Lactobacillus rhamnosus in a single-lung transplant recipient

E Carretto; D Barbarini; F C Marzani; P Fumagalli; V Monzillo; P Marone; V Emmi

doi:10.1080/003655401317074653

Catheter-related bacteremia due to Lactobacillus rhamnosus in a single-lung transplant recipient

Scand J Infect Dis. 2001;33(10):780-2. doi: 10.1080/003655401317074653.

Authors

E Carretto¹, D Barbarini, F C Marzani, P Fumagalli, V Monzillo, P Marone, V Emmi

Affiliation

¹ Laboratorio di Batteriologia e Micologia, Laboratori Sperimentali di Ricerca, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy. e.carretto@smatteo.pv.it

PMID: 11728051
DOI: 10.1080/003655401317074653

Abstract

There is still a major debate about the pathogenicity of Lactobacillus spp. and some reports emphasize that these microorganisms are never isolated from endovascular devices. In this report we present a case of catheter-related bacteremia due to L. rhamnosus in a patient who underwent a single-lung transplant.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Bacteremia / microbiology*
Catheterization / adverse effects*
Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
Equipment Contamination*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Lactobacillus / isolation & purification*
Lactobacillus / pathogenicity
Lung Transplantation*
Male

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents
Ciprofloxacin