AUTHOR=Firmani Sarah E. , Maples Holly D. , Balamohan Archana 

TITLE=Lactococcus Species Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection in Pediatrics: A Case Series

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.802493

DOI=10.3389/fmed.2022.802493

ISSN=2296-858X

ABSTRACT=<p><italic>Lactococcus</italic> spp. is typically thought to be of low virulence and seldom considered pathogenic. Few cases of significant infections in children have been reported, all outside of the United States. There is also limited data on antimicrobial susceptibility testing for <italic>Lactococcus</italic> spp. We present three pediatric patients with central line bloodstream infections due to <italic>Lactococcus</italic> spp. between 2018 and 2020, along with a review of the pediatric literature.</p>