A Case Report of Bacteremia Due to a Symptomatic and Rare Lactobacillus Rhamnosus Infected Splenic Hematoma and the Ultimate Treatment Model

We present the case of a 76-year-old male who presented to our hospital with a rare infection of The patient had a suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) secondary to a chronic indwelling catheter; however, when symptoms did not improve on standard therapy, blood cultures revealed the growth of . T...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 3; p. e36128
Main Authors Kell, Margaret, Lee, Zachary Carter, Hernandez, Michelle, Crader, Marsha, Norwood, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 14.03.2023
Cureus
Subjects
Abscesses
Antibiotics
Bacteria
Cardiovascular disease
Case reports
Catheters
Diabetes
E coli
Emergency medical care
Gastroenterology
Hematoma
Infections
Infectious Disease
Laboratories
Nursing homes
Penicillin
Probiotics
antibiotic treatment
splenic hematoma
lactobacillus rhamnosus
gut flora
bacteremia
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Summary:We present the case of a 76-year-old male who presented to our hospital with a rare infection of The patient had a suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) secondary to a chronic indwelling catheter; however, when symptoms did not improve on standard therapy, blood cultures revealed the growth of . The patient was found via imaging to have a concurrent infectious splenic hematoma, and aspiration confirmed the presence of  The patient resided in an area nursing home and was a poor historian; however, it is conceivable that this infection was acquired via diet or from normal gut flora as the patient did not present on probiotic supplementation. In this case report, we present both pharmaceutical and interventional treatment strategies as well as a timeline of treatment for this rarely-seen infection.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.36128