Lactococcus lactis spp lactis infection in infants with chronic diarrhea: two cases report and literature review in children
Lactococcus lactis is a gram-positive, facultative anaerobic coccus that is occasionally isolated from human mucocutaneous surfaces such as the intestines. It is used in the dairy industry for milk acidification and is mostly nonpathogenic in immunocompetent humans, however a number of cases of infe...
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| author | Ayse Karaaslan Ahmet Soysal EDA Kepenekli Kadayifci Nurhayat Yakut Sevliya Ocal Demir Gulsen Akkoc Serkan Atici Abdurrahman Sarmis Nurver Ulger Toprak Mustafa Bakir |
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| description | Lactococcus lactis is a gram-positive, facultative anaerobic coccus that is occasionally isolated from human mucocutaneous surfaces such as the intestines. It is used in the dairy industry for milk acidification and is mostly nonpathogenic in immunocompetent humans, however a number of cases of infection with L. lactis have been reported in recent years. In this article, we describe two cases of infection due to L. lactis in patients with chronic diarrhea. The first case is a five-month-old boy who was operated on for volvulus on his first day of life and had ileostomy with subsequent diagnosis of chronic diarrhea and bacteremia due to L. Lactis. The second case is a six-month-old girl with the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea that developed after a catheter-related bloodstream infection. Both of the infections due to L. Lactis spp lactis were successfully treated with intravenous vancomycin therapy. Although Lactococcus species is mostly known as nonpathogenic, it should be kept in mind as a potential pathogen, especially in patients with gastrointestinal disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fba0bb8ccdba41b086f83b9028c2bc712025-08-20T02:57:53ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802016-03-01100310.3855/jidc.7049Lactococcus lactis spp lactis infection in infants with chronic diarrhea: two cases report and literature review in childrenAyse Karaaslan0Ahmet Soysal1EDA Kepenekli Kadayifci2Nurhayat Yakut3Sevliya Ocal Demir4Gulsen Akkoc5Serkan Atici6Abdurrahman Sarmis7Nurver Ulger Toprak8Mustafa Bakir9School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, TurkeySchool of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, TurkeySchool of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, TurkeySchool of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, TurkeySchool of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, TurkeySchool of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, TurkeySchool of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, TurkeySchool of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, TurkeySchool of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, TurkeySchool of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, TurkeyLactococcus lactis is a gram-positive, facultative anaerobic coccus that is occasionally isolated from human mucocutaneous surfaces such as the intestines. It is used in the dairy industry for milk acidification and is mostly nonpathogenic in immunocompetent humans, however a number of cases of infection with L. lactis have been reported in recent years. In this article, we describe two cases of infection due to L. lactis in patients with chronic diarrhea. The first case is a five-month-old boy who was operated on for volvulus on his first day of life and had ileostomy with subsequent diagnosis of chronic diarrhea and bacteremia due to L. Lactis. The second case is a six-month-old girl with the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea that developed after a catheter-related bloodstream infection. Both of the infections due to L. Lactis spp lactis were successfully treated with intravenous vancomycin therapy. Although Lactococcus species is mostly known as nonpathogenic, it should be kept in mind as a potential pathogen, especially in patients with gastrointestinal disorders.https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/7049Lactococcus lactisinfantinfectiongastrointestinal surgery |
| spellingShingle | Ayse Karaaslan Ahmet Soysal EDA Kepenekli Kadayifci Nurhayat Yakut Sevliya Ocal Demir Gulsen Akkoc Serkan Atici Abdurrahman Sarmis Nurver Ulger Toprak Mustafa Bakir Lactococcus lactis spp lactis infection in infants with chronic diarrhea: two cases report and literature review in children Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Lactococcus lactis infant infection gastrointestinal surgery |
| title | Lactococcus lactis spp lactis infection in infants with chronic diarrhea: two cases report and literature review in children |
| title_full | Lactococcus lactis spp lactis infection in infants with chronic diarrhea: two cases report and literature review in children |
| title_fullStr | Lactococcus lactis spp lactis infection in infants with chronic diarrhea: two cases report and literature review in children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lactococcus lactis spp lactis infection in infants with chronic diarrhea: two cases report and literature review in children |
| title_short | Lactococcus lactis spp lactis infection in infants with chronic diarrhea: two cases report and literature review in children |
| title_sort | lactococcus lactis spp lactis infection in infants with chronic diarrhea two cases report and literature review in children |
| topic | Lactococcus lactis infant infection gastrointestinal surgery |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/7049 |
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