Lactococcus lactis spp lactis infection in infants with chronic diarrhea: two cases report and literature review in children

Lactococcus lactis is a gram-positive, facultative anaerobic coccus that is occasionally isolated from human mucocutaneous surfaces such as the intestines. It is used in the dairy industry for milk acidification and is mostly nonpathogenic in immunocompetent humans, however a number of cases of infe...

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Published in:Journal of infection in developing countries 2016-03, Vol.10 (3), p.304-307
Main Authors: Karaaslan, Ayse, Soysal, Ahmet, Kepenekli Kadayifci, Eda, Yakut, Nurhayat, Ocal Demir, Sevliya, Akkoc, Gulsen, Atici, Serkan, Sarmis, Abdurrahman, Ulger Toprak, Nurver, Bakir, Mustafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Intravenous
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Case reports
Chronic Disease
Diarrhea
Diarrhea - diagnosis
Diarrhea - drug therapy
Diarrhea - microbiology
Diarrhea - pathology
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - diagnosis
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - drug therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - pathology
Humans
Infant
Lactococcus lactis - isolation & purification
Male
Nosocomial infections
Ostomy
Vancomycin - therapeutic use
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Summary:Lactococcus lactis is a gram-positive, facultative anaerobic coccus that is occasionally isolated from human mucocutaneous surfaces such as the intestines. It is used in the dairy industry for milk acidification and is mostly nonpathogenic in immunocompetent humans, however a number of cases of infection with L. lactis have been reported in recent years. In this article, we describe two cases of infection due to L. lactis in patients with chronic diarrhea. The first case is a five-month-old boy who was operated on for volvulus on his first day of life and had ileostomy with subsequent diagnosis of chronic diarrhea and bacteremia due to L. Lactis. The second case is a six-month-old girl with the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea that developed after a catheter-related bloodstream infection. Both of the infections due to L. Lactis spp lactis were successfully treated with intravenous vancomycin therapy. Although Lactococcus species is mostly known as nonpathogenic, it should be kept in mind as a potential pathogen, especially in patients with gastrointestinal disorders.
ISSN:1972-2680
2036-6590
1972-2680
DOI:10.3855/jidc.7049