Ha G Y, Yang C H, Kim H, Chong Y
Departments of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea.
J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Apr;37(4):1227-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.37.4.1227-1228.1999.
We report a case of sepsis caused by Bifidobacterium longum in a 19-year-old male who had developed high fever, jaundice, and hepatomegaly after acupuncture therapy with small gold needles. Anaerobic, non-spore-forming, gram-positive bacilli were isolated from his blood and finally identified as B. longum. He recovered completely after treatment with ticarcillin and metronidazole. To our knowledge, this is the first report of incidental sepsis caused by B. longum.
我们报告一例由长双歧杆菌引起的败血症病例，患者为一名19岁男性，在使用小金针进行针刺治疗后出现高热、黄疸和肝肿大。从他的血液中分离出厌氧、无芽孢、革兰氏阳性杆菌，最终鉴定为长双歧杆菌。经替卡西林和甲硝唑治疗后，他完全康复。据我们所知，这是首例由长双歧杆菌引起的偶发性败血症报告。
