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Lactobacillus rhamnosus Meningitis following Recurrent Episodes of Bacteremia in a Child Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

2010; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 48; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.00250-10

1098-660X

Frédéric Robin, Catherine Paillard, Hélène Marchandin, François Deméocq, Richard Bonnet, Claire Hennequin,

Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis

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.