Leuconostoc lactis: An unusual cause for bacteremia

oleh: Bichitrananda Swain, Kundan Kumar Sahu, Subhrajita Rout

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01

Deskripsi

Leuconostoc species, the common saprophytic bacteria are now emerging as one of the important opportunistic pathogens. There are different risk factors such as compromised immunity, use of vancomycin, parenteral nutrition, and contaminated surgical implanted devices to contribute the human infection. We here present one of the unusual fatal cases of bacteremia in a cancer patient who was infected with a vancomycin-resistant strain of L. lactis.