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== Background == |
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=== Microbiology === |
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*[[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Shape::coccus]] similar to [[Streptococcus species]] |
*[[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Shape::coccus]] similar to [[Streptococcus species]] |
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*Catalase [[Catalase::negative]], [[Hemolysis::alpha-hemolytic]] or [[Hemolysis::gamma-hemolytic]], and Lancefield group [[Lancefield group::D]] |
*Catalase [[Catalase::negative]], [[Hemolysis::alpha-hemolytic]] or [[Hemolysis::gamma-hemolytic]], and Lancefield group [[Lancefield group::D]] |
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*Includes six species, of which [[Leuconostoc mesenteroides]] and [[Leuconostoc paramesenteroides]] are more common |
*Includes six species, of which [[Leuconostoc mesenteroides]] and [[Leuconostoc paramesenteroides]] are more common |
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=== Epidemiology === |
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*Found on food, including vegetables, dairy, and processed meats, as well as vaginal and gastrointestinal tract |
*Found on food, including vegetables, dairy, and processed meats, as well as vaginal and gastrointestinal tract |
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== Clinical Manifestations == |
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*Can colonize mucosal surfaces as well as gastrostomy and tracheostomy sites |
*Can colonize mucosal surfaces as well as gastrostomy and tracheostomy sites |
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*Often a contaminant, but can cause line infections, cardiac device infections, and endocarditis |
*Often a contaminant, but can cause line infections, cardiac device infections, and endocarditis |
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== Management == |
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*Intrinsically resistant to [[vancomycin]] |
*Intrinsically resistant to [[vancomycin]] |
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Revision as of 12:31, 31 August 2021
Background
Microbiology
- Gram-positive coccus similar to Streptococcus species
- Catalase negative, alpha-hemolytic or gamma-hemolytic, and 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
