Successful treatment of Leuconostoc bacteremia in a neutropenic patient with tigecycline
<p><em>Leuconostoc lactis</em> 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 <em>Leuconostoc &l...
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MDPI AG,
2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | <p><em>Leuconostoc lactis</em> 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 <em>Leuconostoc </em>catheter-related line sepsis in a neutropenic patient. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of successful use of tigecycline for <em>Leuconostoc</em> bacteremia.</p> |
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| Item Description: | 2036-7430 2036-7449 10.4081/idr.2012.e31 |