Kosin Medical Journal (고신대학교 의과대학 학술지)

Kosin University College of Medicine (고신대학교 의과대학)
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Bacteremia caused by Leuconostoc species : 6-case series

  • Oh, Ki Jong (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jung, Dong Sik (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ko, Kwan Soo (Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Ho Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Jun Yong (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Hyuck (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2016.07.29
  • Accepted : 2016.10.19
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

Leuconostoc species are Gram-positive coccobacilli and are used in dairy products and are intrinsically resistant to vancomycin. Leuconostoc infections are rare in humans, usually occurring in immune-compromised patients. We describe 6 patients with Leuconostoc bacteremia at Dong-A university hospital between 1990 and 2015. One isolate (L. lactis) was identified to species level using 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. All patients had underlying diseases and 5 patients underwent procedures that interrupted the normal integumentary defense. Four patients died within 30 days after being identified as carrying Leuconostoc species.

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