Bacteremia due to Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Bacteremia due to Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Leuconostoc species are vancomycin-resistant Gram-positive cocci. Infections due to Leuconostoc species have been reported in various immunocompromised patients, but little is known about such infection in patients with hematologic malignancies. We report a case of Leuconostoc infection in a 44-year...

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Main Authors: Kazuko Ino, Kazunori Nakase, Kei Suzuki, Akiko Nakamura, Atsushi Fujieda, Naoyuki Katayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7648628
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