title: [Infection due to Rothia mucilaginosa. A respiratory pathogen?].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To describe the spectrum of infections caused by Rothia mucilaginosa.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study of 20 cases diagnosed with R. mucilaginosa from 2009 to 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pulmonary infection was the most frequent clinical presentation (n=14, 70%): bronchiectasis infected (10), followed by pleural empyema (2), pneumonia (1) and acute bronchitis (1). Two episodes were of gastrointestinal origin: cholangitis secondary to biliary drainage and secondary peritonitis. Two episodes included bacteremia in patients with hematological malignancy. One patient had a surgical wound infection with bacteremia, and another had a bacteremic urinary tract infection in a patient with nephrostomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  R. mucilaginosa may be responsible for infections of the lower respiratory tract in predisposed patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España; Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de San Juan, Alicante, España. Electronic address: jramosrincon@yahoo.es.
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mateo
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España.
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España.
authors.forename: Eva M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Rosillo
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España.
authors.forename: Esperanza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Merino
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España; Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de San Juan, Alicante, España; Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España.
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Portilla
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008835:Micrococcaceae; D008875:Middle Aged; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bacteremia; Bacteriemia; Bronchiectasis; Bronquiectasias; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Empiema; Empyema; Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica; Neumonía; Pneumonia; Rothia mucilaginosa
vernacular_title: Infección por Rothia mucilaginosa. ¿Un patógeno respiratorio?