title: Septicaemia caused by Pediococcus pentosaceus: a new opportunistic pathogen.
abstract: A case of septicaemia caused by Pediococcus pentosaceus is described. The role played by pediococci, and other vancomycin-resistant Gram-positive cocci, in disease states is examined. We suggest that in immunocompromised patients these organisms act as opportunist pathogens. This would appear to be the first reported case of P. pentosaceus septicaemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Corcoran
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gibbons
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Mulvihill
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D010376:Pediococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014640:Vancomycin; D000667:Ampicillin