Nosocomial Leuconostoc Pseudomesenteroides Meningitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Taskapilioglu O., Bahar A., YILMAZ E., Bakar M.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.28, no.2, pp.216-218, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.5174/tutfd.2009.02362.4
  • Journal Name: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.216-218
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Leuconostoc spp, a member of the Streptococci family, was found to cause infection in humans in 1985. These infections have been reported in patients who had received vancomycin to treat their underlying diseases.