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== Background ==
* [[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Cellular shape::coccus]] similar to [[Streptococcus species]]
* [[Catalase test::Catalase-negative]]
* Often a contaminant, but can cause line infections, cardiac device infections, and endocarditis
* Intrinsically resistant to [[vancomycin]]


=== Microbiology ===
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*[[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]]

Latest revision as of 02:50, 8 February 2022

Background

Microbiology

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