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Streptococcus thermophilus bacteraemia in a patient with transient bowel ischaemia secondary to polycythaemia

Stephens, Joanna; Turner, David P.J.

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David P.J. Turner



Abstract

Introduction: The ability of Streptococcus thermophilus to convert lactose into lactic acid has long been utilised by the dairy industry. A seemingly low-pathogenicity organism, there have been no previously published reports linking the consumption of foodstuffs to bacteraemia with this bacterium.
Case Presentation: Here we present a case of a regular consumer of Activia yoghurt who developed S. thermophilus bacteraemia probably due to transient bowel ischaemia secondary to polycythaemia.
Conclusion: The isolation of this bacterium from blood cultures may indicate underlying large bowel pathology and should not necessarily be dismissed as contamination.

Citation

Stephens, J., & Turner, D. P. (in press). Streptococcus thermophilus bacteraemia in a patient with transient bowel ischaemia secondary to polycythaemia. JMM Case Reports, https://doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000060

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 3, 2015
Online Publication Date Jun 1, 2015
Deposit Date Jun 20, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal JMM Case Reports
Electronic ISSN 2053-3721
Publisher Microbiology Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000060
Keywords bacteraemia; polycythaemia; Streptococcus thermophilus.
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/750666
Publisher URL http://jmmcr.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmmcr/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000060

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