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Case Report

Successful Treatment of Leuconostoc Bacteremia in a Neutropenic Patient with Tigecycline

by
Trupti Patel
1,*,
Aoife Molloy
2,
Robin Smith
1 and
Indran Balakrishnan
1
1
Department of Microbiology, Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
2
Department of Infectious Diseases, Ealing Hospital, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, Southall, UK
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2012, 4(2), e31; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e31
Submission received: 31 January 2012 / Revised: 12 March 2012 / Accepted: 17 March 2012 / Published: 27 April 2012

Abstract

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 the 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.
Keywords: Leuconostoc; tigecycline; bacteremia; immunocompromise; neutropenia Leuconostoc; tigecycline; bacteremia; immunocompromise; neutropenia

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Patel, T.; Molloy, A.; Smith, R.; Balakrishnan, I. Successful Treatment of Leuconostoc Bacteremia in a Neutropenic Patient with Tigecycline. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2012, 4, e31. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e31

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Patel T, Molloy A, Smith R, Balakrishnan I. Successful Treatment of Leuconostoc Bacteremia in a Neutropenic Patient with Tigecycline. Infectious Disease Reports. 2012; 4(2):e31. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e31

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Patel, Trupti, Aoife Molloy, Robin Smith, and Indran Balakrishnan. 2012. "Successful Treatment of Leuconostoc Bacteremia in a Neutropenic Patient with Tigecycline" Infectious Disease Reports 4, no. 2: e31. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e31

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