Breakthrough Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG bacteremia associated with probiotic use in an adult patient with severe active ulcerative colitis: case report and review of the literature.

doi:10.1007/s15010-015-0798-2

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Breakthrough Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG bacteremia associated with probiotic use in an adult patient with severe active ulcerative colitis: case report and review of the literature.

Infection - 1 Dec 2015

Meini Simone, Laureano Raffaele, Fani Lucia, Tascini Carlo, Galano Angelo, Antonelli Alberto, Rossolini Gian Maria

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BACKGROUND: Probiotics are widely investigated in the treatment of various bowel diseases. However, they may also have a pathogenic potential, and the role of Lactobacillus spp. as opportunistic pathogens, mostly following disruption of the intestinal mucosa, is emerging. CASE REPORT: We report on a case of bacteremia caused by L. rhamnosus GG in an adult patient affected by severe active ulcerative colitis under...

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