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[Hepatic abscess and bacteremia due to Lactobacillus rhamnosus]
R Notario1, N Leardini, N Borda
1Hospital Español de Rosario, Uriburu 918, 2000 Rosario, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas, ANLIS Carlos Malbrán, Buenos Aires, Argentina. notario@bt2c.com
Revista Argentina De Microbiologia
|August 19, 2003
Abstract:
The incidence of severe infections caused by Lactobacillus spp. is very low. This paper reports a case of a liver abscess and bacteremia due to Lactobacillus rhamnosus. The patient is a 73 year-old woman with antecedent of diabetes mellitus. She has undergone surgery and received antimicrobial therapy (ampicillin plus gentamicin). The clinical outcome was favorable.