title: Five cases of bacteraemia due to Gordonia species.
abstract: Gordonia species are aerobic Gram-positive bacilli and a rare cause of human disease. To our knowledge, there are only two cases of human infection with Gordonia sputi reported in the literature. We report five cases of bacteraemia due to Gordonia species at our institution since 2005, including four caused by G. sputi. Three of these cases were likely related to chronic indwelling central venous catheters.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: James C M
authors.initials: JCM
authors.lastname: Brust
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Whittier
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Brian E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Scully
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Carlton C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: McGregor
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D033601:Gordonia Bacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D012307:Risk Factors; D013045:Species Specificity