Cuervo M Sonia I, Cortés L Jorge, Rodríguez R Elizabeth, Hormaza A Natan, Vargas S Erwing
Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
Rev Chilena Infectol. 2008 Jun;25(3):184-8. Epub 2008 Jun 24.
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.
明串珠菌属是罕见的机会致病菌，可在重症患者、免疫功能低下宿主及医院感染中分离到。它们大多在与血管内装置及全胃肠外营养使用相关的菌血症中分离得到。然而，也有其他由明串珠菌属引起的感染被描述过，其中包括脑膜炎、血流感染、尿路感染和腹膜炎。在本文中，我们描述了一系列患有明串珠菌属感染的癌症患者及其相关临床情况，并进行了文献综述。
