title: Septicemia and hepatic abscess caused by Pediococcus acidilactici.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire Pontchaillou, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sire
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Donnio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mesnard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pouëdras
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Avril
mesh_terms: 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*