Lactobacillus rhamnosus septicaemia in a patient with a graft in the inferior vena cava

Roland Jureen; Karl Søndenaa; Ernst Arne Høiby; Asbjørn Digranes

doi:10.1080/713934029

Lactobacillus rhamnosus septicaemia in a patient with a graft in the inferior vena cava

Scand J Infect Dis. 2002;34(2):135-6. doi: 10.1080/713934029.

Authors

Roland Jureen¹, Karl Søndenaa, Ernst Arne Høiby, Asbjørn Digranes

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Gade Institute, Bergen, Norway. roland.jureen@haukeland.no

PMID: 11928847
DOI: 10.1080/713934029

Abstract

A case of septicaemia that repeatedly showed growth of Lactobacillus rhamnosus in blood cultures is reported. The patient improved after removal of a Goretex patch in the inferior vena cava that was the focus of the infection. Lactobacilli can, in certain settings, be the cause of clinically important infections.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Blood Vessel Prosthesis / microbiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / complications
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / therapy
Humans
Lactobacillus / classification
Lactobacillus / isolation & purification*
Male
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Sepsis / complications
Sepsis / microbiology*
Sepsis / therapy
Testicular Neoplasms / complications
Vena Cava, Inferior / microbiology*
Vena Cava, Inferior / surgery*

Substances

Polytetrafluoroethylene