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SUBMITTER: Robin F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3020890 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Robin Frédéric F Paillard Catherine C Marchandin Hélène H Demeocq François F Bonnet Richard R Hennequin Claire C
Journal of clinical microbiology 20100915 11
We report a case of meningitis due to Lactobacillus rhamnosus in a child undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute leukemia. Four episodes of bacteremia involving strains with pulsotypes identical to that of the cerebrospinal fluid isolate preceded meningitis. After several courses of clindamycin, no relapse occurred during the patient follow-up. ...[more]