First case report of sepsis due to Rothia aeria in a neonate.
Rothia aeria, a gram-positive coccoid- to rod-shaped bacterium with irregular morphology, is an extremely rare causative organism of infections in humans. We report the first case of R. aeria sepsis clinically manifested in a female neonate soon after birth.
Monju
Ayaka
A
Department of Neonatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan. a.monju@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
Shimizu
Naomasa
N
Yamamoto
Masahiro
M
Oda
Keiko
K
Kawamoto
Yutaka
Y
Ohkusu
Kiyofumi
K
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008835:Micrococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents