A case of osteomyelitis due to Leuconostoc lactis.
A baby case of haematogenous rib osteomyelitis that was caused by Leuconostoc lactis was presented. The patient had high fever and an abscess formation on the right scapula. Diagnosis was made with the results of blood, bone and abscess cultures, pathological findings of the involved rib and direct bone graphies. The patient was treated succesfully with cefotaxime for 6 weeks.
Koçak
Funda
F
Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. fundakoçak@yahoo.com
Yurtseven
Nurgül
N
Aydemir
Numan
N
Yüksek
Adnan
A
Yavuz
Serap Simsek
SS
D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007934:Leuconostoc / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology