Endocarditis caused by Gemella morbillorum resistant to beta-lactams and aminoglycosides.
Two rare cases of Gemella morbillorum endocarditis, caused by a strain resistant to penicillin and gentamicin are reported. G. morbillorum is usually sensitive to beta-lactams and aminoglycosides. The present 2 cases raise concern that appropriate prophylaxis and empirical treatment may be more complicated than believed in the past.
Kofteridis
Diamantis P
DP
Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Unit, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. kofterid@med.uoc.gr
Anastasopoulos
Theodoros
T
Panagiotakis
Symeon
S
Kontopodis
Emmanouil
E
Samonis
Georgios
G
D000617:Aminoglycosides / Q000494:pharmacology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D040141:Staphylococcaceae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D047090:beta-Lactams / Q000494:pharmacology
D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047090:beta-Lactams; D014640:Vancomycin