Successful treatment of Leuconostoc bacteremia in a neutropenic patient with tigecycline

• Main Authors: Trupti Patel (Author), Aoife Molloy (Author), Robin Smith (Author), Indran Balakrishnan (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: MDPI AG, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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<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...