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Yoshitaka Wakabayashi1, Shin Nakayama1, Ai Yamamoto1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:
We report the first case of necrotizing fasciitis and bacteremia caused by Bifidobacterium breve. Some Bifidobacterium breve strains are known as probiotic bacterium. However, it causes bacteremia in infants and immunocompromised patients. Our patient developed necrotizing fasciitis which was thought to have been infected from chronic diabetic foot ulcers. Bifidobacterium breve was isolated from the patient's blood and soft tissue sample. The patient underwent amputation and intravenous antibiotics administration.
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