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CASE REPORT
Bifidobacterium—friend or foe? A case of urinary tract infection with Bifidobacterium species
  1. Poonam Pathak1,
  2. Cheryl Trilligan2,
  3. Alwyn Rapose1
  1. 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Reliant Medical Group and Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  2. 2Department of Microbiology, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Alwyn Rapose, alwyn.rapose{at}gmail.com

Summary

Bifidobacterium—a commensal of the human intestine is considered non-pathogenic and has been advocated as a probiotic due to its potential beneficial effects. However, there have been case reports implicating bifidobacteria as pathogenic agents in a variety of different infectious conditions. We discuss here one such case of a complicated urinary tract infection associated with Bifidobacterium spp.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2014-205122

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