USE OF 16S RIBOSOMAL-RNA GENE SEQUENCING TO IDENTIFY LACTOBACILLUS-CASEI IN SEPTICEMIA SECONDARY TO A PARAPROSTHETIC ENTERIC FISTULA

Human infections caused by Lactobacillus spp. are rarely reported in t he literature. Underlying conditions are frequently reported, and iden tification of lactobacilli to the species level remains rare. A case o f Lactobacillus casei septicaemia secondary to a vascular graft infect ion is reported. The 16S rRNA sequencing technique was used to definit ively identify Lactobacillus casei.