title: Weissella confusa: a rare cause of vancomycin-resistant Gram-positive bacteraemia.
abstract: We describe a case of bacteraemia caused by Weissella confusa in a 48-year-old male who was operated on for adenocarcinoma of the gastro-oesophageal junction and maintained on total parenteral nutrition. Blood cultures were positive for a vancomycin-resistant streptococcus-like organism which was identified as W. confusa by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
authors: Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kochi 682041, Kerala, India.
authors: Anil
authors: A
authors: Kumar
authors: Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin 682016, Kerala, India.
authors: Deepthi
authors: D
authors: Augustine
authors: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kochi 682041, Kerala, India.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Sudhindran
authors: Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kochi 682041, Kerala, India.
authors: Anu M
authors: AM
authors: Kurian
authors: Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kochi 682041, Kerala, India.
authors: Kavitha R
authors: KR
authors: Dinesh
authors: Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kochi 682041, Kerala, India.
authors: Shamsul
authors: S
authors: Karim
authors: Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin 682016, Kerala, India.
authors: Rosamma
authors: R
authors: Philip