Open AccessLactobacillus rhamnosus infection: A single-center 4-year descriptive analysis
Author(s) -
Fritzie S Albarillo,
Ushma Jaykamal Shah,
Cara S Joyce,
David H. Slade
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/jgid.jgid_112_19
Subject(s) - lactobacillus rhamnosus , medicine , leukocytosis , population , abdominal pain , gastroenterology , surgery , probiotic , biology , genetics , environmental health , bacteria
Lactobacillus rhamnosus is an anaerobic or facultative anaerobic Gram-positive rod that is commonly found in the human gastrointestinal tract and vaginal tract. Infections secondary to L. rhamnosus have not been well illustrated in the literature. The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical courses of patients with L. rhamnosus infection in our institution.