title: Meningitis in a neonate caused by Leuconostoc sp.
abstract: A case of meningitis in a neonate caused by vancomycin-resistant Leuconostoc mesenteroides is presented. This case was complicated by severe ventriculitis and was ultimately fatal. Infection with Leuconostoc spp. is rare but should be suspected when vancomycin-resistant organisms resembling streptococci are isolated. Previous reports of this infection are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, South African Institute for Medical Research, Bertsham.
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Friedland
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Snipelisky
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khoosal
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007934:Leuconostoc / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D008581:Meningitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014640:Vancomycin