Streptococcus thermophilus bacteraemia in a patient with transient bowel ischaemia secondary to polycythaemia
(2015)
Journal Article
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
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... Read More about Streptococcus thermophilus bacteraemia in a patient with transient bowel ischaemia secondary to polycythaemia.