title: Gemella bergeriae endocarditis in a boy.
abstract: We describe the first pediatric case of Gemella bergeriae endocarditis in a 15-year-old boy with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia who presented with weight loss, chills, and cold intolerance. Blood cultures revealed Gram-positive cocci that failed to type with Lancefield group antiserum. The identification of the organism was confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Memorial Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60614, USA. llogan@childrensmemorial.org
authors.forename: Latania K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.forename: Xiaotian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Stanford T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Shulman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D040141:Staphylococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents