Successful treatment of Leuconostoc bacteremia in a neutropenic patient with tigecycline.
Leuconostoc lactis is a recognised cause of infection in immunocompromised hosts. It is intrinsically resistant to multiple antibiotics and treatment options may be limited. We report a case of safe and effective use of tigecycline in the treatment of Leuconostoc catheter-related line sepsis in a neutropenic patient. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of successful use of tigecycline for Leuconostoc bacteremia.
Department of Microbiology, Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London;
Trupti
T
Patel
Department of Infectious Diseases, Ealing Hospital, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, Southall, UK.
Aoife
A
Molloy
Department of Microbiology, Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London;
Robin
R
Smith
Department of Microbiology, Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London;
Indran
I
Balakrishnan
Leuconostoc; bacteremia; immunocompromise; neutropenia.; tigecycline