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| Title |
Liver abscess and bacteremia caused by lactobacillus: role of probiotics? Case report and review of the literature
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| Published in |
BMC Gastroenterology, November 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12876-016-0552-y |
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| Authors |
Muhammed Sherid, Salih Samo, Samian Sulaiman, Husein Husein, Humberto Sifuentes, Subbaramiah Sridhar |
| Abstract |
Lactobacilli are non-spore forming, lactic acid producing, gram-positive rods. They are a part of the normal gastrointestinal and genitourinary microbiota and have rarely been reported to be the cause of infections. Lactobacilli species are considered non-pathogenic organisms and have been used as probiotics to prevent antibiotic associated diarrhea. There are sporadic reported cases of infections related to lactobacilli containing probiotics. In this paper we discuss a case of an 82 year old female with liver abscess and bacteremia from lactobacillus after using probiotics containing lactobacilli in the course of her treatment of Clostridium difficile colitis. The Lactobacillus strain identification was not performed and therefore, both commensal microbiota and the probiotic product should be considered as possible sources of the strain. Lactobacilli can lead to bacteremia and liver abscesses in some susceptible persons and greater awareness of this potential side effect is warranted with the increasing use of probiotics containing lactobacilli. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 112 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 112 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 20 | 18% |
| Unknown | 36 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 17 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 11% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Unknown | 42 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 March 2020.
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