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Research Article

Catheter-related Bacteremia due to Lactobacillus rhamnosus in a Single-lung Transplant Recipient

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Pages 780-782 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

There is still a major debate about the pathogenicity of Lactobacillus spp. and some reports emphasize that these microorganisms are never isolated from endovascular devices. In this report we present a case of catheter-related bacteremia due to L. rhamnosus in a patient who underwent a single-lung transplant.

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