[Paucisymptomatic pneumonia due to Rothia mucilaginosa: case report and literature review].
Rothia mucilaginosa is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative, encapsulated, non-spore-forming coccus considered part of the commensal flora of the oral cavity and the upper respiratory tract in humans. Its involvement has been reported in an increasing spectrum of infections, above all among immunocompromised patients. To date, only 11 cases of pneumonia due to Rothia mucilaginosa have been described in the literature. The authors report a case of pneumonia due to Rothia mucilaginosa in a 72-year-old man with laryngeal cancer and review the published cases of pneumonia due to this pathogen.
Fusconi
Massimo
M
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Audiology and Phoniatrics G Ferreri, University of Rome, Italy.
Conti
Cinzia
C
De Virgilio
Armando
A
de Vincentiis
Marco
M
D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008835:Micrococcaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination