title: Bacteremia and endocarditis caused by a Gordonia species in a patient with a central venous catheter.
abstract: We report the first case of endocarditis caused by a Gordonia species genetically related to G. sputi but exhibiting some atypical biochemical features in a 31-year-old woman with a central venous catheter. This unusual pathogen may be a new cause of opportunistic infections in patients with severe underlying diseases.
authors.affiliation: Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Clinique Médicale A, Hôpitaux Universitaires, Strasbourg, France. olivier.lesens@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lesens
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hansmann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Riegel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benaissa-Djellouli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martinot
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Christmann
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans