Bacteremia caused by Leuconostoc species : 6-case series
10.7180/kmj.2018.33.3.422
- Author:
Ki Jong OH
1
;
Dong Sik JUNG
;
Kwan Soo KO
;
Ho Jin LEE
;
Jun Yong PARK
;
Hyuck LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. dongsik72@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bacteremia;
Leuconostoc;
Vancomycin resistance
- MeSH:
Bacteremia;
Dairy Products;
Genes, rRNA;
Humans;
Leuconostoc;
Vancomycin;
Vancomycin Resistance
- From:Kosin Medical Journal
2018;33(3):422-430
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Leuconostoc species are Gram-positive coccobacilli and are used in dairy products and are intrinsically resistant to vancomycin. Leuconostoc infections are rare in humans, usually occurring in immune-compromised patients. We describe 6 patients with Leuconostoc bacteremia at Dong-A university hospital between 1990 and 2015. One isolate (L. lactis) was identified to species level using 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. All patients had underlying diseases and 5 patients underwent procedures that interrupted the normal integumentary defense. Four patients died within 30 days after being identified as carrying Leuconostoc species.
