Leuconostoc lactis and Staphylococcus nepalensis Bacteremia, Japan

Abstract

Leuconostoc lactis is a glycopeptide-resistant, gram-positive, facultative anaerobic coccus isolated from dairy products, whereas Staphylococcus nepalensis is coagulase-negative coccus that has not been identified as human pathogen. We report an instructive case of L. lactis and S. nepalensis bacteremia in a 71-year-old man who experienced Boerhaave syndrome after a meal.

Keywords

• Leuconostoc lactis
• Staphylococcus nepalensis
• bacteremia
• spontaneous esophageal rupture
• bacteria
• staphylococci