Septicemia and hepatic abscess caused by Pediococcus acidilactici.
A case of postoperative Pediococcus acidilactici septicemia with parallel isolation of the organism from hepatic specimens is presented. Laboratory methods to identify this vancomycin-resistant gram-positive cocci are described. Very few cases of documented infections due to this bacterium have been reported in the literature.
Sire
J M
JM
Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire Pontchaillou, Rennes, France.
Donnio
P Y
PY
Mesnard
R
R
Pouëdras
P
P
Avril
J L
JL
D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010376:Pediococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*