Septicemia caused by vancomycin-resistant Pediococcus acidilactici

C L Golledge; N Stingemore; M Aravena; D Joske

doi:10.1128/jcm.28.7.1678-1679.1990

Septicemia caused by vancomycin-resistant Pediococcus acidilactici

J Clin Microbiol. 1990 Jul;28(7):1678-9. doi: 10.1128/jcm.28.7.1678-1679.1990.

Authors

C L Golledge¹, N Stingemore, M Aravena, D Joske

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Fremantle Hospital, Western Australia.

Abstract

A case of septicemia caused by vancomycin-resistant Pediococcus acidilactici is discussed. This appears to be the first reported case of septicemia caused by this organism. The characteristics and antimicrobial susceptibilities of this organism are described.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bacterial Infections / etiology*
Bacteriological Techniques
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Humans
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / complications
Male
Middle Aged
Pediococcus / drug effects
Pediococcus / isolation & purification*
Sepsis / etiology*
Vancomycin / pharmacology

Substances

Vancomycin