Volume 14, Number 6—June 2008
Dispatch
Nosocomial Outbreaks Caused by Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides
Germán Bou*
, Jesús Luis Saleta*, Juan Antonio Sáez Nieto†, Mar Tomás*, Silvia Valdezate†, Dolores Sousa*, Francisco Lueiro*, Rosa Villanueva*, Maria Jose Pereira*, and Pedro Llinares*
, Jesús Luis Saleta*, Juan Antonio Sáez Nieto†, Mar Tomás*, Silvia Valdezate†, Dolores Sousa*, Francisco Lueiro*, Rosa Villanueva*, Maria Jose Pereira*, and Pedro Llinares*
Table 1
Clinical features of the case-control patients in the first outbreak of Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides infection, La Coruña, Spain, 2003–2004
| Diagnosis* | No. cases (%), n = 42 | No. controls (%), n = 61 |
|---|---|---|
| Newborns | 11 (26.2) | 17 (27.9) |
| Adults (>1 y) |
31 (73.8) |
44 (72.1) |
| Tumors | ||
| Solid | 9 (21.4) | 13 (21.31) |
| Leukemia/lymphoma/myeloma |
1/5/0 (2.38/11.9/0) |
3/4/3 (4.92/6.56/4.92) |
| Digestive tract disease | ||
| Pancreatitis | 3 (7.14) | 0 |
| Necrotizing enterocolitis | 2 (4.76) | 1 (1.64) |
| Ulcerous colitis/Crohn disease | 1/1 (2.38/2.38) | 0/1 (0/1.64) |
| Cholecystitis | 2 (4.76) | 1 (1.64) |
| Bowel perforation | 3 (7.14) | 0 |
| Bowel atresia | 2 (4.76) | 1 (1.64) |
| Bowel fistula |
2 (4.76) |
1 (1.64) |
| Prematurity | 3 (7.14) | 11 (18.03) |
| Infections† | 3 (7.14) | 2 (3.28) |
| Cardiopathy | 2 (4.76) | 3 (4.92) |
| Chylothorax | 4 (9.52) | 0 |
| Brain vascular disease | 3 (7.14) | 8 (13.11) |
| Immunosupression | 18 (48.9) | 36 (59.0) |
| Others | 3 (7.14) | 9 (14.75) |
*Each patient may have >1 diagnosis.
†Concomitant with Leuconostoc infection.
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