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Catheter-related Leuconostoc bacteremia secondary to pulmonary Mycobacterium xenopi infection.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18043889     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Infection caused by Leuconostoc spp. is very rare. We report a case of Leuconostoc bacteremia in a patient receiving antimycobacterial chemotherapy for pulmonary Mycobacterium xenopi infection. In addition, the patient presented several known characteristic predisposing factors associated with Leuconostoc infection, such as severe underlying disease, previous long-term antibiotic treatment, indwelling intravascular catheter, prolonged parenteral feeding, previous methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) bacteremia with subsequent vancomycin treatment, and prolonged hospitalization. Leuconostoc spp. were isolated from several blood cultures and from a retracted intravascular catheter. After removal of the intravascular catheter the patient's condition improved without additional antibiotic treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with Leuconostoc spp. infection secondary to pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis.
Authors:
Monika Huber; Rudolf Rumetshofer; Karl-Heinz Stradal; Johannes Attems; Felix Lintner
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Wiener klinische Wochenschrift     Volume:  119     ISSN:  1613-7671     ISO Abbreviation:  Wien. Klin. Wochenschr.     Publication Date:  2007  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-11-28     Completed Date:  2010-02-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  21620870R     Medline TA:  Wien Klin Wochenschr     Country:  Austria    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  674-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Pathologisch-Bakteriologisches Institut, SMZ Otto Wagner Spital, Baumgartner H?he, Vienna, Austria. monika.huber@wienkav.at
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bacteremia / diagnosis,  etiology*
Catheter-Related Infections / diagnosis,  etiology*
Humans
Leuconostoc*
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium Infections, Atypical / complications*,  diagnosis
Mycobacterium xenopi*
Pneumonia, Bacterial / complications*,  diagnosis

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