Abstract

CINZA SANJURJO, S.; CABARCOS ORTIZ DE BARRON, A.; CASTILLA GALICIA, G.  and  LORENZO ZUNIGA, V.. Bacteriemia due to Leuconostoc spp. in a patient without inmunological disorders. An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2006, vol.23, n.2, pp.77-79. ISSN 0212-7199.

Leuconostoc spp are gram-positive coccobacilli, catalasa and oxidase negative, vancomycin resistant. Causes of infection have been reported previously but it has not been described confirmed bacteremia due to Leuconostoc spp in patient without other immunological disorders. We describe a case of bacteremia in a 64-years-old man with a prosthetic valve 7 months before to begin fever of unknown origin. We confirmed bacteremia due Leuconostoc spp and the treatment with respectives antibiotics permits the cure. Leuconostoc spp should be considered as a potencial cause of bacteriemia, but we would be observant to the bacteremias due vancomicin resitant germs, because in most cases the laboratory do not find the sensitivity to this antibiotic.

Keywords : Leuconostoc; Bacteremia; Prosthetic valve.

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