Use of 16S rRNA gene sequencing to identify Lactobacillus casei in septicaemia secondary to a paraprosthetic enteric fistula

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1998 Mar;17(3):203-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01691119.

Abstract

Human infections caused by Lactobacillus spp. are rarely reported in the literature. Underlying conditions are frequently reported, and identification of lactobacilli to the species level remains rare. A case of Lactobacillus casei septicaemia secondary to a vascular graft infection is reported. The 16S rRNA sequencing technique was used to definitively identify Lactobacillus casei.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Fistula / complications*
  • Intestinal Fistula / microbiology
  • Lacticaseibacillus casei / genetics*
  • Male
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
  • RNA, Bacterial / genetics*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics*
  • Sepsis / etiology
  • Sepsis / microbiology*

Substances

  • RNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S