Etiological misidentification by routine biochemical tests of bacteremia caused by Gordonia terrae infection in the course of an episode of acute cholecystitis.
Gordonia terrae has been reported to be a rare cause of bacteremia. We report the first case of bacteremia associated with acute cholecystitis. Commercial biochemical testing was not able to identify the strain at the genus level, classifying it instead as Rhodococcus sp. Definitive identification was obtained by sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene.
Gil-Sande
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Microbiology Department, Hospital San Rafael, Coruña Spain.
Brun-Otero
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Campo-Cerecedo
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Esteban
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E
Aguilar
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García-de-Lomas
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J
D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D033601:Gordonia Bacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000145:classification*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S