title: Leptotrichia goodfellowii Infection: Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: Leptotrichia is a pencil-shaped Gram-negative rod and is known as an uncommon pathogen of bacteremia in immunocompromised patients. However, because culture and identification of Leptotrichia species is difficult in clinical laboratories, Leptotrichia goodfellowii is grossly underestimated as a human pathogen. In this study, we report a case of L. goodfellowii bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient and review 5 previously reported cases describing infection with L. goodfellowii.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Kwan
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Oh Joo
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Kweon
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Ryoun
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea cpworld@cau.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Mi-Kyung
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D045825:Fusobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D045183:Leptotrichia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D002443:Ceftriaxone