title: A first report of Rothia aeria endocarditis complicated by cerebral hemorrhage.
abstract: We herein report the first case of infective endocarditis attributable to Rothia aeria, which had a fatal outcome after cerebral hemorrhagic infarction and was not susceptible to vancomycin. If Gram-positive bacillary or filamentous bacteria that form white, coarse, dry colonies are detected, keeping the possibility of Rothia species in mind is advisable because members of this species can cause severe infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease and Infection Control, Saitama Medical University, Japan. tarumoto@saitama-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Norihito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tarumoto
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sujino
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umeyama
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Yoshitsugu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Shigefumi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maesaki
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008835:Micrococcaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity