Case of sepsis caused by Bifidobacterium longum

Authors
Ha, GY Yang, CH Kim, H Chong, Y
Citation
Gy. Ha et al., Case of sepsis caused by Bifidobacterium longum, J CLIN MICR, 37(4), 1999, pp. 1227-1228
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1227 - 1228
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(199904)37:4<1227:COSCBB>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We report a case of sepsis caused by Bifidobacterium longum in a 19-year-ol d male who had developed high fever, jaundice, and hepatomegaly after acupu ncture therapy with small gold needles. Anaerobic, non-spore-forming, gram- positive bacilli were isolated from his blood and finally identified as B. longum. He recovered completely after treatment with ticarcillin and metron idazole. To our knowledge, this is the first report of incidental sepsis ca used by B. longum.