Probiotic-related Clostridium butyricum bacteremia: a case report and literature review.
- 2023-10
- Anaerobe 83
- Kazuhiro Ishikawa
- Ryo Hasegawa
- Koko Shibutani
- Yumiko Mikami
- Fujimi Kawai
- Takahiro Matsuo
- Yuki Uehara
- Nobuyoshi Mori
- PubMed: 37544356
- DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2023.102770
Study Design
- Type
- Review
- Population
- three cases of Clostridium butyricum bacteremia associated with taking C. butyricum-related probiotics
- Methods
- literature review
We report three cases of Clostridium butyricum bacteremia associated with taking C. butyricum-related probiotics. We performed a literature review and found 11 cases of C. butyricum bacteremia including our cases. Nine cases related to probiotics. We should consider that probiotics may infect clinically unstable patients.
Research Insights
We report three cases of Clostridium butyricum bacteremia associated with taking C. butyricum-related probiotics.
- Effect
- Neutral
- Effect size
- Small