TY - JOUR
T1 - Leuconostoc bacteremia after liver transplantation
T2 - Another cause of vancomycin resistant gram-positive infection
AU - Espinoza, Ricardo
AU - Kusne, Shimon
AU - Pasculle, A. William
AU - Wada, Suzanne
AU - Fung, John
AU - Rakela, Jorge
PY - 1997/8
Y1 - 1997/8
N2 - Leuconostoc sp. are gram-positive bacteria intrinsically resistant to vancomycin, which can be confused with streptococci based on routine microbiological characteristics. Infections secondary to Leuconostoc are uncommon, and usually affect patients with underlying diseases, prior use of vancomycin and those with central lines. The most common clinical presentation is fever secondary to a central line infection. We report the first case of Leuconostoc infection in a solid organ transplant recipient. The patient developed Leuconostoc bacteremia secondary to peritonitis, 60 d after undergoing liver transplantation. He was treated with clindamycin, gentamicin and underwent surgical debridement, but succumbed to other complications.
AB - Leuconostoc sp. are gram-positive bacteria intrinsically resistant to vancomycin, which can be confused with streptococci based on routine microbiological characteristics. Infections secondary to Leuconostoc are uncommon, and usually affect patients with underlying diseases, prior use of vancomycin and those with central lines. The most common clinical presentation is fever secondary to a central line infection. We report the first case of Leuconostoc infection in a solid organ transplant recipient. The patient developed Leuconostoc bacteremia secondary to peritonitis, 60 d after undergoing liver transplantation. He was treated with clindamycin, gentamicin and underwent surgical debridement, but succumbed to other complications.
KW - Bacteremia
KW - Leuconostoc
KW - Liver transplantation
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M3 - Article
C2 - 9267722
AN - SCOPUS:0030811202
SN - 0902-0063
VL - 11
SP - 322
EP - 324
JO - Clinical Transplantation
JF - Clinical Transplantation
IS - 4
ER -