Septicaemia caused by Pediococcus pentosaceus: a new opportunistic pathogen.
- 1991-09
- Journal of Infection 23(2)
- G. Corcoran
- N. Gibbons
- T. Mulvihill
- PubMed: 1753117
- DOI: 10.1016/0163-4453(91)92190-G
Study Design
- Type
- Case Report
- Sample size
- n = 1
- Population
- Immunocompromised patients
- Methods
- Case report
Abstract
A case of septicaemia caused by Pediococcus pentosaceus is described. The role played by pediococci, and other vancomycin-resistant Gram-positive cocci, in disease states is examined. We suggest that in immunocompromised patients these organisms act as opportunist pathogens. This would appear to be the first reported case of P. pentosaceus septicaemia.
Research Insights
A case of septicaemia caused by Pediococcus pentosaceus is described.
- Effect
- Harmful
- Effect size
- Large