Leuconostoc septicemia in a preterm neonate on vancomycin therapy: Case report and literature review

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-92

  Janow, Ginger ^a   Lambert, Binta ^a   Scheiner, Melissa ^a   Rosen, Orna ^a   Goldman, David L ^a   Soghier, Lamia ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Leuconostoc; Neonate; Preterm; Septicemia; Streptococcus; Vancomycin resistant

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUCONOSTOC; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEPTICEMIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LEUCONOSTOC; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 58349083297     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1103025     Document Type: Article

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