title: Clinical and microbiological characteristics of bacteremia caused by Eggerthella, Paraeggerthella, and Eubacterium species at a university hospital in Taiwan from 2001 to 2010.
abstract: We describe 16 patients with bacteremia caused by Eggerthella lenta (n = 7), Paraeggerthella hongkongensis (n = 3), Eubacterium limosum (n = 4), Eubacterium callanderi (n = 1), and concomitant Eubacterium limosum/Eggerthella lenta (n = 1). Nine (56%) patients had polymicrobial bacteremia. The overall 60-day mortality rate was 19%, and all deaths occurred in patients with E. lenta bacteremia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan General Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Meng-Rui
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yu-Tsung
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chun-Hsing
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Tzu-Yi
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Wei-Jie
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shih-Wei
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Li-Na
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
mesh_terms: D039903:Actinobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D060085:Coinfection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005051:Eubacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S