Successful treatment of Leuconostoc bacteremia in a neutropenic patient with tigecycline

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 ne...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infectious Disease Reports 2012-04, Vol.4 (2), p.e31-e31
Hauptverfasser: Patel, Trupti, Molloy, Aoife, Smith, Robin, Balakrishnan, Indran
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antibiotics
Bacteremia
Bacteria
Case Report
Catheters
Immunocompromised hosts
Leuconostoc
Medical instruments
Neutropenia
Sepsis
Tigecycline
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:2036-7430
2036-7449
2036-7449
DOI:10.4081/idr.2012.e31