Endocarditis caused by Gemella morbillorum resistant to beta-lactams and aminoglycosides

Scand J Infect Dis. 2006;38(11-12):1125-7. doi: 10.1080/00365540600740538.

Abstract

Two rare cases of Gemella morbillorum endocarditis, caused by a strain resistant to penicillin and gentamicin are reported. G. morbillorum is usually sensitive to beta-lactams and aminoglycosides. The present 2 cases raise concern that appropriate prophylaxis and empirical treatment may be more complicated than believed in the past.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aminoglycosides / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / drug effects*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Staphylococcaceae / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcaceae / pathogenicity
  • Vancomycin / therapeutic use*
  • beta-Lactams / pharmacology

Substances

  • Aminoglycosides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • beta-Lactams
  • Vancomycin