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== Background ==

=== Microbiology ===
*[[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Shape::coccus]] similar to [[Streptococcus]]
*Catalase [[Catalase::negative]], [[Hemolysis::alpha-hemolytic]] or [[Hemolysis::gamma-hemolytic]], and Lancefield group [[Lancefield group::D]]
*Includes six species, of which [[Leuconostoc mesenteroides]] and [[Leuconostoc paramesenteroides]] are more common

=== Epidemiology ===
*Found on food, including vegetables, dairy, and processed meats, as well as vaginal and gastrointestinal tract

== Clinical Manifestations ==
*Can colonize mucosal surfaces as well as gastrostomy and tracheostomy sites
*Often a contaminant, but can cause line infections, cardiac device infections, and endocarditis

== Management ==
*Intrinsically resistant to [[vancomycin]]

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[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]