title: Brain abscess caused by Lactococcus lactis cremoris in a child.
abstract: Lactococcus lactis cremoris infections are very rare in humans. It is recognized as a commensal organism of mucocutaneous surfaces of cattle, and is occasionally isolated from human mucocutaneous surfaces. We report a brain abscess caused by L. lactis cremoris in an immunocompetent child. A 19-month-old female patient was admitted with fever and vomiting. Brain computed tomography (CT) revealed brain abscess. L. lactis cremoris was isolated from culture of the abscess material. The patient was treated with pus drainage from brain abscess and antibiotics including vancomycin and meropenem. The patient recovered completely. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a L. lactis cremoris infection in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, Dokuz Eylul University Medical Faculty, İzmir, Turkey. drytopcu@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Topçu
authors.forename: Gülçin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Akıncı
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bayram
authors.forename: Semra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hız
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Türkmen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D002417:Cattle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013294:Lactococcus lactis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D013702:Temporal Lobe; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents