Leptotrichia buccalis bacteremia in neutropenic children

J Clin Microbiol. 1985 Aug;22(2):320-1. doi: 10.1128/jcm.22.2.320-321.1985.

Abstract

Two new cases of Leptotrichia buccalis bacteremia in seriously ill patients were described. The anaerobic, gram-negative microorganism L. buccalis was isolated from blood cultures of two children with severe leukopenia. Anaerobic organisms should be taken into account when a standard protective antibiotic chemotherapy is considered in the immunosuppressed host.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Agranulocytosis / complications*
  • Bacteroidaceae / isolation & purification
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neutropenia / complications*
  • Sepsis / complications*
  • Sepsis / microbiology