Lactobacillus Species as a Cause of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in a Critically Ill Trauma Patient

摘要: Lactobacillus species are ubiquitous inhabitants of the human gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts rarely cause infections. Pneumonia caused by has been reported only in immunocompromised patients one patient with structural lung disease. A 39-year-old, immunocompetent, critically ill woman developed ventilator-associated pneumonia, which was found to be Lactobacillus. To our knowledge, this is first such report. The infection treated successfully 14 days intravenous vancomycin. Based on case, should considered a possible pneumonia patients.