A Case of Septic Shock Following Catheter-related Infection Caused by Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis in an Adult
Laboratory Medicine Online
; : 187-190, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-171888
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Lactococcus lactis is a gram-positive cocci used extensively in the dairy industry, but considered an unusual pathogen in humans. Among its five subspecies, L. lactis subsp. lactis in particular has rarely been reported as a pathogen. We report a case of septic shock caused by L. lactis subsp. lactis in an adult patient. A 64-yr-old male patient was admitted to outpatient clinics, with chief complaints of fever and chills for one week after convalescent hospital admission. He had severe ileus requiring surgery. He had a peripherally inserted central catheter from convalescent hospital, which was immediately removed. From two sets of blood and catheter tip cultures, we identified L. lactis subsp. lactis using the Vitek 2 system (bioMerieux Inc., USA), and confirmed this result by 16S rRNA sequencing. The patient was empirically treated with ciprofloxacin, and he recovered and was discharged.
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Available
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Shock, Septic
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Ciprofloxacin
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Lactococcus
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Gram-Positive Cocci
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Lactococcus lactis
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Chills
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Ileus
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Catheter-Related Infections
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Catheters
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Fever
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Laboratory Medicine Online
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article