Bifidobacterium longum Subspecies infantis Bacteremia in 3 Extremely Preterm Infants Receiving Probiotics

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Sep;22(9):1664-6. doi: 10.3201/eid2209.160033.
No abstract available

Keywords: Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis; Infloran; Norway; bacteremia; bacteria; oral probiotics; preterm infants; probiotic supplementation; probiotics.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia*
  • Bifidobacteriales Infections / diagnosis*
  • Bifidobacteriales Infections / microbiology*
  • Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis* / classification
  • Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis* / genetics
  • Female
  • Genome, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Extremely Premature*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Probiotics* / adverse effects
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
  • Whole Genome Sequencing