Bacteremia by Leuconostoc mesenteroides in an immunocompetent patient with chronic Chagas disease: a case report.
Mayra Gonçalves MeneguetiGilberto Gambero GasparAna Maria LausAnibal Basile-FilhoFernando Bellissimo-RodriguesMaria Auxiliadora-MartinsPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)
We concluded that infections caused by L. mesenteroides is serious and should be considered not only in settings of immunosuppression and prolonged antimicrobial use, but also in immunocompetent patients undergoing surgeries involving the gastrointestinal tract.