Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Anaerobe. 2022 Aug;76:102613. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2022.102613. Epub 2022 Jul 19.
We report the first case of necrotizing fasciitis and bacteremia caused by Bifidobacterium breve. Some Bifidobacterium breve strains are known as probiotic bacterium. However, it causes bacteremia in infants and immunocompromised patients. Our patient developed necrotizing fasciitis which was thought to have been infected from chronic diabetic foot ulcers. Bifidobacterium breve was isolated from the patient's blood and soft tissue sample. The patient underwent amputation and intravenous antibiotics administration.
我们报告了首例由短双歧杆菌引起的坏死性筋膜炎和菌血症。一些短双歧杆菌菌株被认为是益生菌,但它们也会导致婴儿和免疫功能低下患者的菌血症。我们的患者发生了坏死性筋膜炎,据认为是由慢性糖尿病足溃疡感染引起的。短双歧杆菌从患者的血液和软组织样本中分离出来。患者接受了截肢和静脉内抗生素治疗。