title: Meningitis caused by vancomycin-resistant Leuconostoc sp.
abstract: A rare case of purulent meningitis caused by vancomycin-resistant Leuconostoc sp. is reported. The patient was treated successfully with penicillin G, and there were no neurological sequelae. We recommend that all gram-positive cocci isolated from cerebrospinal fluid and blood be fully identified so as not to confuse Leuconostoc spp. with more commonly isolated pathogens such as pneumococci and other alpha-hemolytic streptococci.
authors: Department of Microbiology, University of Natal Medical School, Durban, South Africa.
authors: Y M
authors: YM
authors: Coovadia
authors: Z
authors: Z
authors: Solwa
authors: J
authors: J
authors: van den Ende
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007934:Leuconostoc / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D008581:Meningitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014640:Vancomycin; D010400:Penicillin G