Leuconostoc spp sepsis in an extremely low birth weight infant: a case report and review of the literature.
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.
Yossuck
Panitan
P
WVU School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Miller-Canfield
Patricia
P
Moffett
Kathryn
K
Graeber
Janet
J
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D000667:Ampicillin