Gardnerella vaginalis bacteremia in a previously healthy man: case report and characterization of the isolate.
Gardnerella vaginalis in women causes vaginitis or infections in other sites, such as the urinary tract, but is an infrequent cause of bacteremia. Bacteremia in men is very rare and is typically associated with immunocompromised states. Here we describe G. vaginalis bacteremia in a previously healthy man with renal calculi and urosepsis.
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Philippe R S
PR
Lagacé-Wiens
Betty
B
Ng
Aleisha
A
Reimer
Tamara
T
Burdz
Deborah
D
Wiebe
Kathryn
K
Bernard
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S