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A rare cause of agents of bacteremia: Leuconostoc spp.

Nadir rastlanan bir bakteriyemi etkeni: Leuconostoc spp

Ebru Uncu
Yasemin Zer
Mustafa Pehlivan
Tekin Karslıgil
Haydaroğlu Handan Şahin
Vahap Okan
Pages
52–53
Publication Date
2013-02-01
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This case is presented for the first isolation of Leuconostoc spp., as an agent of bacteremia in our laboratory.

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Objective & Hypothesis:After repeated bacteremia attacks in 53-year-old female patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) under immunosuppressive treatment, Leuconostoc spp. is isolated from blood culture.
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Key Findings & Data:Leuconostoc spp. is a vancomycin natural resistant Gram-positive bacterium common in nature.
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Conclusion & Impact:This case is presented for the first isolation of Leuconostoc spp., as an agent of bacteremia in our laboratory.
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⚙️Variables:İmmünosüpresyon · kan kültürü · Leuconostoc spp.

Abstract

After repeated bacteremia attacks in 53-year-old female patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) under immunosuppressive treatment, Leuconostoc spp. is isolated from blood culture. Leuconostoc spp. is a vancomycin natural resistant Gram-positive bacterium common in nature. Although it is rarely isolated as an agent in infections, it causes various systemic infections especially in immunosuppressive patients. This case is presented for the first isolation of Leuconostoc spp., as an agent of bacteremia in our laboratory.

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İmmünsüpresif tedavi alan akut myelositik lösemili (AML) 53 yaşındaki kadın hastada tekrarlayan bakteriyemi atakları sonrasında, kan kültürü örneğinden Leuconostoc spp. izole edildi. Doğada yaygın olarak bulunan Leuconostoc spp. vankomisine doğal dirençli Gram pozitif bir bakteridir. Enfeksiyonlarda nadiren hastalık etkeni olarak soyutlansa da özellikle immünsüprese hastalarda çeşitli sistemik enfeksiyonlara neden olmaktadır. Bu olgu laboratuvarımızda ilk kez bakteriyemi etkeni olarak Leuconostoc spp izole edilmesinden dolayı sunulmuştur.

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Uncu, E., Zer, Y., Pehlivan, M., Karslıgil, T., Şahin, H. H., Okan, V. (2013). A rare cause of agents of bacteremia: Leuconostoc spp.. European Journal of Therapeutics, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 1, 52–53. https://doi.org/10.5455/GMJ-30-2012-100

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