Leptotrichia buccalis bacteremia in neutropenic children.
Two new cases of Leptotrichia buccalis bacteremia in seriously ill patients were described. The anaerobic, gram-negative microorganism L. buccalis was isolated from blood cultures of two children with severe leukopenia. Anaerobic organisms should be taken into account when a standard protective antibiotic chemotherapy is considered in the immunosuppressed host.
D000293:Adolescent; D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000150:complications*; D001438:Bacteroidaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology