title: Endocarditis associated with cardiac catheterization due to a Gram-positive coccus designated Micrococcus mucilaginosus incertae sedis.
abstract: A gram-positive coccus, presently named Micrococcus mucilaginosus incertae sedis, was isolated from 14 blood cultures from a patient with endocarditis. The first positive blood culture was drawn 5 days after the patient underwent cardiac catheterization.
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged