Kumar Anil, Augustine Deepthi, Mehta Asmita, Dinesh Kavitha R, Viswam Darsana, Philip Rosamma
Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2012 Apr-Jun;54(2):127-30.
Leuconostoc garlicum, belonging to the family of Leuconostocaceae, is a catalase-negative, Gram-positive ovoid cocci, intrinsically resistant to vancomycin. Clinical infection by Leuconostoc garlicum is rare. We report a case of respiratory tract infection subsequent to vancomycin therapy.
蒜明串珠菌属于明串珠菌科,是一种过氧化氢酶阴性、革兰氏阳性的卵形球菌,对万古霉素天然耐药。蒜明串珠菌引起的临床感染较为罕见。我们报告1例万古霉素治疗后发生呼吸道感染的病例。