title: First report on sepsis caused by Porphyromonas pogonae.
abstract: We report on a 62 year old patient who developed sepsis due to an infection caused by Porphyromonas pogonae, a recently described species of the bacterial genus Porphyromonas. This is the first case of an invasive infection with this pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, TU Dresden, Fiedlerstraße 42, 01307 Dresden, Germany. Electronic address: percy.schroettner@tu-dresden.de.
authors.forename: Percy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schröttner
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Heidrich
authors.affiliation: Institut für Virologie, TU Dresden, Fiedlerstraße 42, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Wolfram W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Rudolph
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Friedrich
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stölzel
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, TU Dresden, Fiedlerstraße 42, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Enno
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, TU Dresden, Fiedlerstraße 42, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gunzer
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D016866:Bacteroidaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017861:Porphyromonas / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
keywords: Bacteremia; Identification; Invasive infection; Porphyromonas pogonae; Sepsis