RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Stephens, Joanna A1 Turner, DavidYR 2015 T1 Streptococcus thermophilus bacteraemia in a patient with transient bowel ischaemia secondary to polycythaemia JF JMM Case Reports, VO 2 IS 3 OP SP e000060 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000060 PB Microbiology Society, SN 2053-3721, AB Introduction: The ability of Streptococcus thermophilus to convert lactose into lactic acid has long been utilized by the dairy industry. A seemingly low-pathogenicity organism, to the best of our knowledge there have been no previously published reports linking the consumption of foodstuffs to bacteraemia caused by this bacterium. Case presentation: Here we present a case of a regular consumer of Activia yoghurt who developed S. thermophilus bacteraemia, probably due to transient bowel ischaemia secondary to polycythaemia. Conclusion: The isolation of this bacterium from blood cultures may indicate underlying large bowel pathology and should not necessarily be dismissed as contamination. , UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmmcr/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000060