Lactococcus Species Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection in Pediatrics: A Case Series

Lactococcus spp. is typically thought to be of low virulence and seldom considered pathogenic. Few cases of significant infections in children have been reported, all outside of the United States. There is also limited data on antimicrobial susceptibility testing for Lactococcus spp. We present thre...

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Autores principales: Firmani, Sarah E., Maples, Holly D., Balamohan, Archana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
Materias:
Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8850644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35186991
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.802493
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Sumario:Lactococcus spp. is typically thought to be of low virulence and seldom considered pathogenic. Few cases of significant infections in children have been reported, all outside of the United States. There is also limited data on antimicrobial susceptibility testing for Lactococcus spp. We present three pediatric patients with central line bloodstream infections due to Lactococcus spp. between 2018 and 2020, along with a review of the pediatric literature.

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