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Vancomycin-resistant streptococci or Leuconostoc sp.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy ·Vol. 28 ·No. 3 ·1985-09-00 ·Pages 458-60

Buu-Hoï A, Branger C, Acar JF

Abstract

Two strains of gram-positive cocci highly resistant to vancomycin (MICs of 512 and 1,024 micrograms/ml) were isolated from blood cultures in two compromised patients. These organisms were identified as Leuconostoc spp. Leuconostoc spp. are gram-positive cocci found in vegetables and dairy products; they had not been isolated previously from clinical specimens. The susceptibility of eight Leuconostoc spp. strains, including the two clinical isolates, to 23 antimicrobial agents was determined.

MeSH Terms
Adult Drug Resistance, Microbial Female Humans Immunocompetence Leuconostoc/drug effects,isolation & purification Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/microbiology Male Vancomycin/pharmacology
Chemicals
Vancomycin
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Buu-Hoï A
Branger C
Acar J F
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Article Info
Journal
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Abbr.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
ISSN
0066-4804
DOI
10.1128/AAC.28.3.458
Published
1985-09-00
Pages
458-60
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0315061
PMCID
PMC180276
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/AAC.28.3.458 PMC Full Text View journal details
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