Enterococcus casseliflavus septicaemia in a preterm neonate.
Enterococcus casseliflavus is a yellow-pigmented, motile, Gram-positive coccus that is only rarely isolated from clinical specimens. We report the first case of neonatal sepsis due to E. casseliflavus in a premature neonate. Precise identification of Enterococcus species is difficult but is of significant clinical interest because of the intrinsic low-level resistance to vancomycin of species such as E. casseliflavus and E. gallinarum.
Ruess
Michael
M
University Children's Hospital, Freiburg, Germany. berner@kikli.ukl.uni-freiburg.de
Sander
Anna
A
Hentschel
Roland
R
Berner
Reinhard
R
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D010641:Phenotype; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents