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DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1103025
Leuconostoc Septicemia in a Preterm Neonate on Vancomycin Therapy: Case Report and Literature Review
Publication History
Publication Date:
21 November 2008 (online)
ABSTRACT
We report the case of a 26-day-old premature infant born at 24 weeks' gestation who developed septicemia while receiving vancomycin therapy. The blood isolate initially identified as a vancomycin-resistant Streptococcous viridans was found to be Leuconostoc spp. Her condition improved with parenteral ampicillin and gentamicin therapy and removal of the intravenous central catheter. Prematurity is a recognized risk factor for Leuconostoc disease. Clinicians need to consider Leuconostoc spp. when vancomycin-resistant pathogens are identified and provide appropriate therapy.
KEYWORDS
Leuconostoc - preterm - neonate - septicemia - vancomycin-resistant - streptococcus
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Dr. Lamia Soghier
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Email: lsoghier@montefiore.org