Rothia dentocariosa septicemia without endocarditis in a neonatal infant with meconium aspiration syndrome.
Rothia dentocariosa, a gram-positive coccoid- to rod-shaped bacterium with irregular morphology, is a rare cause of bacteremia in patients without endocarditis. We report the first case of R. dentocariosa septicemia without endocarditis, which occurred in a neonatal infant with meconium aspiration syndrome.
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Korea. jhsmile@inje.ac.kr
Jeong Hwan
JH
Shin
Jae Dong
JD
Shim
Hye Ran
HR
Kim
Jong Beom
JB
Sinn
Joong-Ki
JK
Kook
Jeong Nyeo
JN
Lee
D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008471:Meconium Aspiration Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008835:Micrococcaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013577:Syndrome
D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S