Rothia dentocariosa Bacteremia in Children: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature
| Autor: | Chun-Yi Lu, Tsung-Zu Wu, Chung-Yi Wang, Ping-Ing Lee, Hsiu-Yuan Tsai, Po-Ren Hsueh, Li-Min Huang, Shih-Wei Chen, Pei-Lan Shao, Chin-Ying Yang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Fastidious organism medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Rothia dentocariosa Herpangina Periodontal disease Humans Medicine bacteremia Medicine(all) lcsh:R5-920 biology business.industry Infant General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Dermatology stomatognathic diseases Infective endocarditis Bacteremia Female business lcsh:Medicine (General) Actinomycetales Infections Micrococcaceae |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, Vol 106, Iss 3, Pp S33-S38 (2007) |
| ISSN: | 0929-6646 |
| Popis: | Rothia dentocariosa, a pleomorphic, fastidious, Gram-positive rod, is a normal inhabitant of the oropharynx. It is a well-known causative agent of dental plaques and periodontal disease. Generally regarded as of low virulence to humans, R. dentocariosa has been increasingly recognized as a pathogen in adults and often associated with infective endocarditis. It should not necessarily be regarded as a contaminant when the isolate comes from areas other than the oropharynx, especially from the blood. We report two cases of R. dentocariosa bacteremia, including an 8-month-old boy with repaired transposition of the great arteries, and a healthy 20-month-old girl with herpangina. [J Formos Med Assoc 2007;106(3 Suppl): S33-S38] |
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