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.
Bou
Germán
G
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain. germanbou@canalejo.org
Luis Saleta
Jesús
J
Sáez Nieto
Juan Antonio
JA
Tomás
Mar
M
Valdezate
Silvia
S
Sousa
Dolores
D
Lueiro
Francisco
F
Villanueva
Rosa
R
Jose Pereira
Maria
M
Llinares
Pedro
P
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