Bacteremia and endocarditis caused by a Gordonia species in a patient with a central venous catheter.
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.
Lesens
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O
Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Clinique Médicale A, Hôpitaux Universitaires, Strasbourg, France. olivier.lesens@wanadoo.fr
Hansmann
Y
Y
Riegel
P
P
Heller
R
R
Benaissa-Djellouli
M
M
Martinot
M
M
Petit
H
H
Christmann
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D
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