Transmission of Lactobacillus pneumonia by a transplanted lung.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Herein we report Lactobacillus pneumonia in a lung transplant recipient. The organism may have been normal flora in the donor but was a pathogen in the immunosuppressed recipient. Antibiotic therapy should include penicillin or clindamycin.
Medical subject headings
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
- Lactobacillus
- Lung Transplantation
- Pneumonia, Bacterial