Nosocomial Outbreaks Caused by Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides.
From July 2003 through October 2004, 42 patients became infected by strains of Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides (genotype 1) in different departments of Juan Canalejo Hospital in northwest Spain. During 2006, 6 inpatients, also in different departments of the hospital, became infected (genotypes 2-4). Parenteral nutrition was the likely source.
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain. germanbou@canalejo.org
Germán
G
Bou
Jesús
J
Luis Saleta
Juan Antonio
JA
Sáez Nieto
Mar
M
Tomás
Silvia
S
Valdezate
Dolores
D
Sousa
Francisco
F
Lueiro
Rosa
R
Villanueva
Maria
M
Jose Pereira
Pedro
P
Llinares
D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007934:Leuconostoc / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology