title: Leuconostoc spp sepsis in an extremely low birth weight infant: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A three week old extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infant infected by vancomycin-resistant Leuconostoc spp is presented. Treatment with appropriate antibiotics was successful after the percutaneous inserted central catheter (PICC) was removed. The infection with Leuconostoc spp is rare but should be suspected when vancomycin-resistant organisms resembling streptococci are isolated. Previous pediatric case reports are also summarized and reviewed.
authors.affiliation: WVU School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Morgantown, WV, USA.
authors.forename: Panitan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yossuck
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Miller-Canfield
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moffett
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Graeber
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D052577:Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007934:Leuconostoc / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D000667:Ampicillin