Lactobacillus rhamnosus VPro 11 and Reduced Incidence of Aspiration Pneumonia

• Probiotic-Associated Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Lactobacillus rhamnosus

  • 2014-08
  • Case Report · n = 1
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology 52(8)
  • • C. Doern
    • Sean T. Nguyen
    • F. Afolabi
    • C. Burnham

  • PubMed: 24899028
  • DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01065-14

  1 Insight on

  • Reduced Incidence of Aspiration Pneumonia

  • Low evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Infants

  Herein, we describe an episode of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis with bacterial superinfection secondary to administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus in an 11-month-old female with trisomy 21.

  Effect

  Harmful

  Effect size

  Moderate