Bacteremia caused by species : 6-case series
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 hospit...
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| author | Ki Jong Oh Dong Sik Jung Kwan Soo Ko Ho Jin Lee Jun Yong Park Hyuck Lee |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a330d0e50e944fb795cbddf8758e801e2022-12-22T04:35:10ZengKosin University College of MedicineKosin Medical Journal2005-95312586-70242018-01-0133342243010.7180/kmj.2018.33.3.422212Bacteremia caused by species : 6-case seriesKi Jong Oh0Dong Sik Jung1Kwan Soo Ko2Ho Jin Lee3Jun Yong Park4Hyuck Lee5Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, KoreaDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, Suwon, KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, KoreaLeuconostoc 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.http://www.kosinmedj.org/upload/pdf/ksmc033-03-18.pdfbacteremiavancomycin resistance |
| spellingShingle | Ki Jong Oh Dong Sik Jung Kwan Soo Ko Ho Jin Lee Jun Yong Park Hyuck Lee Bacteremia caused by species : 6-case series Kosin Medical Journal bacteremia vancomycin resistance |
| title | Bacteremia caused by species : 6-case series |
| title_full | Bacteremia caused by species : 6-case series |
| title_fullStr | Bacteremia caused by species : 6-case series |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bacteremia caused by species : 6-case series |
| title_short | Bacteremia caused by species : 6-case series |
| title_sort | bacteremia caused by species 6 case series |
| topic | bacteremia vancomycin resistance |
| url | http://www.kosinmedj.org/upload/pdf/ksmc033-03-18.pdf |
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