Bacteremia and Endocarditis Caused by a Gordonia Species in a Patient with a Central Venous Catheter

Bacteremia and Endocarditis Caused by a Gordonia Species in a Patient with a Central Venous Catheter

We report the first case of endocarditis caused by a Gordonia species genetically related to G. sputi but exhibiting some atypical biochemical features in a 31-year-old woman with a central venous catheter. This unusual pathogen may be a new cause of opportunistic infections in patients with severe...

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Main Authors: Olivier Lesens, Yves Hansmann, Philippe Riegel, Rémy Heller, Mohamed Benaissa-Djellouli, Martin Martinot, Hélène Petit, Daniel Christmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
bacteremia
endocarditis
gordonia species
catheter
G. sputa
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/4/00-0410_article

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