Five cases of bacteraemia due to Gordonia species

Gordonia species are aerobic Gram-positive bacilli and a rare cause of human disease. To our knowledge, there are only two cases of human infection with Gordonia sputi reported in the literature. We report five cases of bacteraemia due to Gordonia species at our institution since 2005, including fou...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of medical microbiology Jg. 58; H. Pt 10; S. 1376
Hauptverfasser: Brust, James C M, Whittier, Susan, Scully, Brian E, McGregor, Carlton C, Yin, Michael T
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: England 01.10.2009
Schlagworte:
Actinomycetales Infections - etiology
Actinomycetales Infections - microbiology
Adult
Aged
Bacteremia - etiology
Bacteremia - microbiology
Catheter-Related Infections - etiology
Catheter-Related Infections - microbiology
Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects
Cross Infection - etiology
Cross Infection - microbiology
Female
Gordonia Bacterium - classification
Gordonia Bacterium - genetics
Gordonia Bacterium - isolation & purification
Gordonia Bacterium - pathogenicity
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
New York City
Risk Factors
Species Specificity
New York City
ISSN:1473-5644, 1473-5644
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Zusammenfassung:Gordonia species are aerobic Gram-positive bacilli and a rare cause of human disease. To our knowledge, there are only two cases of human infection with Gordonia sputi reported in the literature. We report five cases of bacteraemia due to Gordonia species at our institution since 2005, including four caused by G. sputi. Three of these cases were likely related to chronic indwelling central venous catheters.
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ISSN:1473-5644
1473-5644
DOI:10.1099/jmm.0.010272-0