OSTEOMYELITIS CAUSED BY <i>LEUCONOSTOC</i> SPECIES

Mulford, Jonathan; Mills, John A.

doi:10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01622.x

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“…Las especies de Leuconostoc no son parte de la microbiota en los seres humanos; a pesar de ello, de forma ocasional se ha aislado en secreciones vaginales y en deposiciones de personas sanas. Igualmente, de forma poco común, se han hecho descripciones de infección por este microorganismo en sangre, CVC empleado en nutrición parenteral, LCR, orina y hueso, especialmente en pacientes inmunocomprometidos [2][3][4][14][15][16][17] .…”

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Leuconostoc sp en pacientes con cáncer: Estudio descriptivo

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L²,

R³

et al. 2008

Rev. chil. infectol.

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The species of Leuconostoc are uncommon opportunistic pathogens, which can be isolated in critically ill patients, immunocompromised hosts and in nosocomial infections. They are mostly isolated in bacteremia associated to intravascular devices and to the use of total parenteral nutrition. Nevertheless, other infections due to Leuconostoc sp have been described among which, meningitis, bloodstream infections, urinary tract infections and peritonitis have been reported. In this article we describe a series of cancer patients with Leuconostoc sp infections and their associated clinical conditions, and a literature review is presented.

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“…El pronóstico de la infección y la respuesta terapéutica dependen del sistema inmune del hospedero y de identificar los focos primarios de infección para que, en los casos que sea procedente, se retiren los cuerpos extraños (dispositivos intravasculares) o se drenen las colecciones 1,3,4,12 .…”

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Leuconostoc sp en pacientes con cáncer: Estudio descriptivo

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L²,

R³

et al. 2008

Rev. chil. infectol.

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“…In 1996 Dhodapkar and Henry [4] reviewed all 29 cases of Leuconostoc infections in humans reported in the English literature. Since that publication, another 16 human cases have been reported in the English medical literature, including cases of bacteremia [5,6,7,8,9], osteomyelitis [10], urinary tract infection [11], pleural empyema [12], and abdominal abscess [13]. A single case of bacteremia in a hemodialysis patient, dialyzed through an arteriovenous fistula, has been reported [14].…”

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Peritonitis due to Leuconostoc species in a child receiving peritoneal dialysis

Gillespie

Symons

McDonald

2002

Pediatric Nephrology

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Leuconostoc species are rarely pathogenic in humans, but may cause infection in patients at risk. A 7-year-old girl with p-ANCA-positive crescentic glomerulonephritis, treated with peritoneal dialysis, developed peritonitis due to Leuconostoc species. She had a history of treatment with vancomycin and a brief course of immunosuppressive therapy. The peritonitis responded well to ampicillin therapy. To date, only 47 cases of Leuconostoc infection, including our patient, have been reported in the medical literature; 25 of the cases occurred in children. Only 1 prior case has been reported in the setting of peritoneal dialysis. The risk factors for Leuconostoc infections are not clear, but commonly associated conditions include immunocompromised status and indwelling medical devices. Leuconostoc species are easily misidentified as streptococci in culture, but they possess inherent resistance to vancomycin despite sensitivity to most other antibiotics. In patients with gram-positive peritonitis, Leuconostoc should be considered as a possible etiological agent, particularly if vancomycin resistance is noted in an organism thought to be a Streptococcus species.

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“…Se ha descrito bacteriemia en un gran quemado, portador de CVC y con AEC . Se ha podido aislar de hemocultivos, líquido pleural, LCR, líquido ascítico, orina, tejido óseo y en muestras obtenidas por lavado broncoalveolar 14,21-25. Puede producir meningitis 26,27 , ventriculitis 28 , peritonitis 29 , abscesos hepáticos 30 , abscesos mamarios 31 , infección de origen dental 32 , infección asociada a caté-ter 23 , osteomielitis 33,34 , endoftalmitis 35 , neumonía 14 , endocarditis 36 , bacteriemia 37 y síndromes sépticos 3 . Está descrito un brote nosocomial por este agente en pacientes críticos 38 y casos de infección urinaria asociada a catéter urinario permanente 39,40 .…”

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Infección por Leuconostoc en pacientes con síndrome de intestino corto, nutrición parenteral y alimentación enteral continua

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OSTEOMYELITIS CAUSED BY LEUCONOSTOC SPECIES

Cited by 13 publications

References 9 publications

Leuconostoc sp en pacientes con cáncer: Estudio descriptivo

Leuconostoc sp en pacientes con cáncer: Estudio descriptivo

Peritonitis due to Leuconostoc species in a child receiving peritoneal dialysis

Infección por Leuconostoc en pacientes con síndrome de intestino corto, nutrición parenteral y alimentación enteral continua

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