[Catheter colonization by Leclercia adecarboxylata: a pediatric case report].

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María F CourtoisFabiola Plata

Abstract

Infections caused by Leclercia adecarboxylata are rarely reported. It is an anaerobic Gram-negative enterobacteria with universal distribution, and although it is mostly found in polymicrobial infections, monomicrobial infections caused by this bacteria, especially in immunocompromised hosts, have been recently reported. We present the case of an 8-year-old patient, with acute lymphoid leukemia, that suffered a catheter colonization by L. adecarboxylata. He received antibiotic treatment without removal of the device with complete resolution of infection. Las infecciones causadas por Leclercia adecarboxylata (L. adecarboxylata) son raramente reportadas en la Literatura. Se trata de una enterobacteria anaerobia Gram-negativa que presenta distribución universal y, si bien suele ser parte de infecciones polimicrobianas, existen reportes crecientes de infecciones únicamente por este germen en pacientes inmunocomprometidos. Se reporta el caso de un paciente masculino de 8 años con leucemia linfoblástica aguda, que presentó una colonización de catéter por L. adecarboxylata, en el que se realizó tratamiento sin extracción del dispositivo, con evolución favorable.

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