Five cases of bacteraemia due to Gordonia species.
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.
Brust
James C M
JCM
Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Whittier
Susan
S
Department of Microbiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Scully
Brian E
BE
Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
McGregor
Carlton C
CC
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Yin
Michael T
MT
Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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