Bacteremia and endocarditis caused by a Gordonia species in a patient with a central venous catheter

Emerg Infect Dis. 2000 Jul-Aug;6(4):382-5. doi: 10.3201/eid0604.000410.

Abstract

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 underlying diseases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actinomycetales / classification
  • Actinomycetales / isolation & purification*
  • Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology*
  • Adult
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Humans