Multiple <i>Lactobacillus</i> Infections Caused by Probiotics at Pediatric and Adult Academic Medical Centers.
Probiotics are not harmless supplements as they come with risk of serious infection as demonstrated in this review. Before use, the risks of probiotics should be considered carefully for each individual patient. Clinicians should consider avoiding probiotics in hospitalized patients, especially those with vascular or extra-ventricular access devices.
Authors
- Joseph A. McBride (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3434-8032)
- Monica C Bogenschutz
- Allison M. Samuel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3020-0727)
- Joshua Nachreiner
- Lucas Schulz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6587-5439)
- Kristin A. Shadman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4319-2917)
- Kirsten Koffarnus
- Matthew Lammers
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of Wisconsin Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- Primary Topic
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00