TY - JOUR AU - Hosoya, Satoshi AU - Kutsuna, Satoshi AU - Shiojiri, Daisuke AU - Tamura, Saeko AU - Isaka, Erina AU - Wakimoto, Yuji AU - Nomoto, Hidetoshi AU - Ohmagari, Norio T1 - Leuconostoc lactis and Staphylococcus nepalensis Bacteremia, Japan T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2020 VL - 26 IS - 9 SP - 2283 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - Leuconostoc lactis KW - Staphylococcus nepalensis KW - bacteremia KW - spontaneous esophageal rupture KW - bacteria KW - staphylococci KW - food safety KW - Japan DO - 10.3201/eid2609.191123 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/19-1123_article ER - End of Reference