Dolosigranulum pigrum causing nosocomial pneumonia and septicemia.
We report a case of non-ventilator-associated nosocomial pneumonia and septicemia due to Dolosigranulum pigrum, a rare gram-positive opportunistic pathogen. The organism was isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and blood of a debilitated patient. D. pigrum was identified after 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Lécuyer
Hervé
H
Service de Microbiologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 20 rue Leblanc, 75908 Paris Cedex 15, France.
Audibert
Juliette
J
Bobigny
Astrid
A
Eckert
Catherine
C
Jannière-Nartey
Caroline
C
Buu-Hoï
Annie
A
Mainardi
Jean-Luc
JL
Podglajen
Isabelle
I
D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S