Leptotrichia goodfellowii Infection: Case Report and Literature Review

Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2016 Winter;46(1):83-6.

Abstract

Leptotrichia is a pencil-shaped Gram-negative rod and is known as an uncommon pathogen of bacteremia in immunocompromised patients. However, because culture and identification of Leptotrichia species is difficult in clinical laboratories, Leptotrichia goodfellowii is grossly underestimated as a human pathogen. In this study, we report a case of L. goodfellowii bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient and review 5 previously reported cases describing infection with L. goodfellowii.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Ceftriaxone / pharmacology
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Fusobacteriaceae Infections / drug therapy
  • Fusobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Leptotrichia / drug effects
  • Leptotrichia / isolation & purification
  • Leptotrichia / physiology*
  • Male

Substances

  • Ceftriaxone