Enterococcus casseliflavus septicaemia in a preterm neonate

Scand J Infect Dis. 2002;34(6):471-2. doi: 10.1080/003655402320170327.

Abstract

Enterococcus casseliflavus is a yellow-pigmented, motile, Gram-positive coccus that is only rarely isolated from clinical specimens. We report the first case of neonatal sepsis due to E. casseliflavus in a premature neonate. Precise identification of Enterococcus species is difficult but is of significant clinical interest because of the intrinsic low-level resistance to vancomycin of species such as E. casseliflavus and E. gallinarum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Enterococcus / genetics
  • Enterococcus / isolation & purification
  • Enterococcus / pathogenicity*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Phenotype
  • Sepsis / drug therapy
  • Sepsis / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents