title: Rothia dentocariosa: two new cases of pneumonia revealing lung cancer.
abstract: Pneumonia due to Rothia dentocariosa is extremely rare: only 1 case of pneumonia due to this pathogen has been reported in an immunocompromised patient with acute myelocytic leukemia. In this report, 2 new cases of Rothia dentocariosa pneumonia are described in 2 patients with lung cancer. This opportunistic pulmonary agent, belonging to the oro-pharyngeal flora, is also known to cause endocarditis in patients with underlying cardiac pathology.
authors.affiliation: Service de Bactériologie-Hygiène, Hôpital A. Calmette, CHRU, Lille, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wallet
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roussel-Delvallez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wallaert
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Courcol
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*