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A rare cause of agents of bacteremia: Leuconostoc spp.

Year 2013, Volume: 19 Issue: 1, 52 - 53, 01.02.2013

Ebru Uncu Yasemin Zer Mustafa Pehlivan Tekin Karslıgil Haydaroğlu Handan Şahin Vahap Okan

https://doi.org/10.5455/GMJ-30-2012-100

Abstract

After repeated bacteremia attacks in 53-year-old female patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) under immunosuppressive treatment, Leuconostoc spp. is isolated from blood culture. Leuconostoc spp. is a vancomycin natural resistant Gram-positive bacterium common in nature. Although it is rarely isolated as an agent in infections, it causes various systemic infections especially in immunosuppressive patients. This case is presented for the first isolation of Leuconostoc spp., as an agent of bacteremia in our laboratory.

Keywords

Immunosuppression; blood culture; Leuconostoc spp.; vancomycin resistance.

References

  • 1.Arias AC, Murray BE. Enterococcus species, Streptococcus bovis group, and Leuconostoc species. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, ed. Principles and practice of Infectious Diseases 7th ed. Philadelphia. Churchill Livingstone, 2010; 2643-2653
  • 2.Koneman EW, Allen SD, Janda WM, Schreckenberger PC, Winn WC Jr. The gram positive cocci. Part II; Streptococci, enterococci and the Streptococcus like bacteria. In: Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbo¬ok of Diagnostic Microbiology, 5th ed. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1997;577-650
  • 3.Handweger S, Horowitz H, Coburn Kenneth, Kolokathis A, Wormser PG. Infection due to Leuconostoc species; Six cases and Review. Clin Infect Dis 1990;12: 602-10
  • 4.Ishiyama K, Yamazaki H, Senda Y, Yamauchi H, Nakao S
  • Leuconostoc bacteremia in tree patients with malignancies. J Infect Chemother 2011;17:412-18
  • 5.Vagiakou-Voudrıs E. Mylona-Petropoulou D, Kalogeropoulou E, Chantzis A, Chini S, Tsiodra P, Malamou-Lada E. Multiple liver abscesses associated with bacteremia due to Leuconostoc lactis. Scand J Infect Dis 2002;34:766-7
  • 6.Jimenez-Mejias ME, Becerril B. Gomez CT, del Nozal M, Palamino-Nicas J. Bacteremia caused by Leuconostoc cremoris in a patient with severe burn injuries. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1997;16:533-5
  • 7.Coovadia YM, Solwa Z, van den Ende J. Meningitis caused by vancomycin-resistant Leuconostocs spp. J Clin Microbiol 1987;25:1784-5
  • 8.Aygun H, Bozkurt GY, Memikoglu O, Cokca F. Case report: two Leuconostoc bacteremia cases. Mikrobiyol Bul 2005;39:225-8
  • 9.Gillespie RS, Symons JM, McDonald RA. Peritonitis due to Leuconostoc species in a child receiving peritone¬al dialysis
  • Pediatr Nephrol 2002;17:966-8
  • 10.Patel T, Molloy A, Smith R, Balakrishnan I. Successful of Leuconostoc bacteremia in a neutropenic patient with tigecycline. Infectious Disease Report 2012;4:124-5
  • 11.Bernaldo de Quiros JC, Munoz P, Cercenado E, Hernandez Samplayo T, et al. Leuconostoc species as a cause of bacteremia: two ca¬se reports and a literature review. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1991;10:505-9
  • 12.Handweger S, Horowitz H, Coburn Kenneth, Kolokathis A, Wormser PG. Infection due to Leuconostoc species; Six cases and Review. Clin Infect Dis 1990;12:602-10
  • 13.Florescu D, Hill L, Sudan D, Iween PC. Leuconostoc bacteremia in pediatric patients with short bowel syndrome: case series and review. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2008; 27:1013-9
  • 14.Green M, Wadowsky RM, Barbadora K. Recovery of vancomycin-resistant gram-positive cocci from child¬ren. J Clin Microbiol 1990;28:484-8
  • 15.Handwerger S, Pucci MJ, Volk KJ, Liu J, Lee MS
  • Vancomycın-resistant Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Lactobacillus casei synthesize cytoplasmic peptidoglycan precursors that terminate in lactate. J Bacteriol 1994;176:260-4

Nadir rastlanan bir bakteriyemi etkeni: Leuconostoc spp

Year 2013, Volume: 19 Issue: 1, 52 - 53, 01.02.2013

Ebru Uncu Yasemin Zer Mustafa Pehlivan Tekin Karslıgil Haydaroğlu Handan Şahin Vahap Okan

https://doi.org/10.5455/GMJ-30-2012-100

Abstract

İmmünsüpresif tedavi alan akut myelositik lösemili (AML) 53 yaşındaki kadın hastada tekrarlayan bakteriyemi atakları sonrasında, kan kültürü örneğinden Leuconostoc spp. izole edildi. Doğada yaygın olarak bulunan Leuconostoc spp. vankomisine doğal dirençli Gram pozitif bir bakteridir. Enfeksiyonlarda nadiren hastalık etkeni olarak soyutlansa da özellikle immünsüprese hastalarda çeşitli sistemik enfeksiyonlara neden olmaktadır. Bu olgu laboratuvarımızda ilk kez bakteriyemi etkeni olarak Leuconostoc spp izole edilmesinden dolayı sunulmuştur.

Keywords

İmmünosüpresyon; kan kültürü; Leuconostoc spp.; vankomisin direnci.

References

  • 1.Arias AC, Murray BE. Enterococcus species, Streptococcus bovis group, and Leuconostoc species. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, ed. Principles and practice of Infectious Diseases 7th ed. Philadelphia. Churchill Livingstone, 2010; 2643-2653
  • 2.Koneman EW, Allen SD, Janda WM, Schreckenberger PC, Winn WC Jr. The gram positive cocci. Part II; Streptococci, enterococci and the Streptococcus like bacteria. In: Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbo¬ok of Diagnostic Microbiology, 5th ed. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1997;577-650
  • 3.Handweger S, Horowitz H, Coburn Kenneth, Kolokathis A, Wormser PG. Infection due to Leuconostoc species; Six cases and Review. Clin Infect Dis 1990;12: 602-10
  • 4.Ishiyama K, Yamazaki H, Senda Y, Yamauchi H, Nakao S
  • Leuconostoc bacteremia in tree patients with malignancies. J Infect Chemother 2011;17:412-18
  • 5.Vagiakou-Voudrıs E. Mylona-Petropoulou D, Kalogeropoulou E, Chantzis A, Chini S, Tsiodra P, Malamou-Lada E. Multiple liver abscesses associated with bacteremia due to Leuconostoc lactis. Scand J Infect Dis 2002;34:766-7
  • 6.Jimenez-Mejias ME, Becerril B. Gomez CT, del Nozal M, Palamino-Nicas J. Bacteremia caused by Leuconostoc cremoris in a patient with severe burn injuries. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1997;16:533-5
  • 7.Coovadia YM, Solwa Z, van den Ende J. Meningitis caused by vancomycin-resistant Leuconostocs spp. J Clin Microbiol 1987;25:1784-5
  • 8.Aygun H, Bozkurt GY, Memikoglu O, Cokca F. Case report: two Leuconostoc bacteremia cases. Mikrobiyol Bul 2005;39:225-8
  • 9.Gillespie RS, Symons JM, McDonald RA. Peritonitis due to Leuconostoc species in a child receiving peritone¬al dialysis
  • Pediatr Nephrol 2002;17:966-8
  • 10.Patel T, Molloy A, Smith R, Balakrishnan I. Successful of Leuconostoc bacteremia in a neutropenic patient with tigecycline. Infectious Disease Report 2012;4:124-5
  • 11.Bernaldo de Quiros JC, Munoz P, Cercenado E, Hernandez Samplayo T, et al. Leuconostoc species as a cause of bacteremia: two ca¬se reports and a literature review. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1991;10:505-9
  • 12.Handweger S, Horowitz H, Coburn Kenneth, Kolokathis A, Wormser PG. Infection due to Leuconostoc species; Six cases and Review. Clin Infect Dis 1990;12:602-10
  • 13.Florescu D, Hill L, Sudan D, Iween PC. Leuconostoc bacteremia in pediatric patients with short bowel syndrome: case series and review. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2008; 27:1013-9
  • 14.Green M, Wadowsky RM, Barbadora K. Recovery of vancomycin-resistant gram-positive cocci from child¬ren. J Clin Microbiol 1990;28:484-8
  • 15.Handwerger S, Pucci MJ, Volk KJ, Liu J, Lee MS
  • Vancomycın-resistant Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Lactobacillus casei synthesize cytoplasmic peptidoglycan precursors that terminate in lactate. J Bacteriol 1994;176:260-4
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Primary Language Turkish
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Ebru Uncu This is me

Yasemin Zer This is me

Mustafa Pehlivan This is me

Tekin Karslıgil This is me

Haydaroğlu Handan Şahin This is me

Vahap Okan This is me

Publication Date February 1, 2013
Published in Issue Year 2013 Volume: 19 Issue: 1

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APA Uncu, E., Zer, Y., Pehlivan, M., Karslıgil, T., et al. (2013). Nadir rastlanan bir bakteriyemi etkeni: Leuconostoc spp. Gaziantep Medical Journal, 19(1), 52-53. https://doi.org/10.5455/GMJ-30-2012-100
AMA Uncu E, Zer Y, Pehlivan M, Karslıgil T, Şahin HH, Okan V. Nadir rastlanan bir bakteriyemi etkeni: Leuconostoc spp. Gaziantep Medical Journal. February 2013;19(1):52-53. doi:10.5455/GMJ-30-2012-100
Chicago Uncu, Ebru, Yasemin Zer, Mustafa Pehlivan, Tekin Karslıgil, Haydaroğlu Handan Şahin, and Vahap Okan. “Nadir Rastlanan Bir Bakteriyemi Etkeni: Leuconostoc Spp”. Gaziantep Medical Journal 19, no. 1 (February 2013): 52-53. https://doi.org/10.5455/GMJ-30-2012-100.
EndNote Uncu E, Zer Y, Pehlivan M, Karslıgil T, Şahin HH, Okan V (February 1, 2013) Nadir rastlanan bir bakteriyemi etkeni: Leuconostoc spp. Gaziantep Medical Journal 19 1 52–53.
IEEE E. Uncu, Y. Zer, M. Pehlivan, T. Karslıgil, H. H. Şahin, and V. Okan, “Nadir rastlanan bir bakteriyemi etkeni: Leuconostoc spp”, Gaziantep Medical Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 52–53, 2013, doi: 10.5455/GMJ-30-2012-100.
ISNAD Uncu, Ebru et al. “Nadir Rastlanan Bir Bakteriyemi Etkeni: Leuconostoc Spp”. Gaziantep Medical Journal 19/1 (February 2013), 52-53. https://doi.org/10.5455/GMJ-30-2012-100.
JAMA Uncu E, Zer Y, Pehlivan M, Karslıgil T, Şahin HH, Okan V. Nadir rastlanan bir bakteriyemi etkeni: Leuconostoc spp. Gaziantep Medical Journal. 2013;19:52–53.
MLA Uncu, Ebru et al. “Nadir Rastlanan Bir Bakteriyemi Etkeni: Leuconostoc Spp”. Gaziantep Medical Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 2013, pp. 52-53, doi:10.5455/GMJ-30-2012-100.
Vancouver Uncu E, Zer Y, Pehlivan M, Karslıgil T, Şahin HH, Okan V. Nadir rastlanan bir bakteriyemi etkeni: Leuconostoc spp. Gaziantep Medical Journal. 2013;19(1):52-3.