Bacteremia Due to Lactococcus lactis cremoris Following Food Poisoning: A Case Report.

() is a catalase-negative, gram-positive cocci, rarely reported as a cause of human infections. We report a case of probable food poisoning caused by  in an adult female. A 58-year-old female was brought to the Emergency Department with a history of sudden onset of high-grade fever, vomiting, and febrile seizures. On investigation, all parameters were within normal range. However,  was isolated from her blood culture. The patient gave a history of travel to a local pilgrimage and consumption of unpasteurized dairy products for a week leading up to the incident. The patient was treated with intravenous doxycycline and recovered after seven days of treatment with sterile blood cultures on follow-up.