Gardnerella vaginalis bacteremia in a previously healthy man: case report and characterization of the isolate

Philippe R S Lagacé-Wiens; Betty Ng; Aleisha Reimer; Tamara Burdz; Deborah Wiebe; Kathryn Bernard

doi:10.1128/JCM.01545-07

Gardnerella vaginalis bacteremia in a previously healthy man: case report and characterization of the isolate

J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Feb;46(2):804-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01545-07. Epub 2007 Dec 5.

Authors

Philippe R S Lagacé-Wiens¹, Betty Ng, Aleisha Reimer, Tamara Burdz, Deborah Wiebe, Kathryn Bernard

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

Abstract

Gardnerella vaginalis in women causes vaginitis or infections in other sites, such as the urinary tract, but is an infrequent cause of bacteremia. Bacteremia in men is very rare and is typically associated with immunocompromised states. Here we describe G. vaginalis bacteremia in a previously healthy man with renal calculi and urosepsis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacteremia / microbiology*
Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Bacterial Typing Techniques
DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
Gardnerella vaginalis / genetics
Gardnerella vaginalis / isolation & purification*
Gardnerella vaginalis / physiology
Genes, rRNA
Humans
Kidney Calculi / complications*
Kidney Calculi / surgery
Lithotripsy
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Urinary Tract Infections / complications*
Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

GENBANK/EF194095