Bacteraemia with Leptotrichia buccalis: report of a case and review of the literature.
We report here on a new case of L. buccalis bacteraemia. To our knowledge 16 other cases of L. buccalis bacteraemia have been reported in the literature, most of them in neutropenic patients. However L buccalis endocarditis does occasionally occur in non-neutropenic patients. The identification of L. buccalis is based on well known phenotypic features and confirmed by the detection of a large peak of lactic acid by gas chromatography for non volatile organic acids. L. buccalis is sensitive to a wide range of antibiotics including beta-lactam antibiotics, but it is resistant to aminoglycosides and macrolides.
Vemelen
K
K
Afdeling Bacteriologie, Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, Belgium.
Mertens
I
I
Thomas
J
J
Vandeven
J
J
Verhaegen
J
J
Verbist
L
L
D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D001438:Bacteroidaceae; D016866:Bacteroidaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology