Rothia dentocariosa septicemia without endocarditis in a neonatal infant with meconium aspiration syndrome

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Oct;42(10):4891-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4891-4892.2004.

Abstract

Rothia dentocariosa, a gram-positive coccoid- to rod-shaped bacterium with irregular morphology, is a rare cause of bacteremia in patients without endocarditis. We report the first case of R. dentocariosa septicemia without endocarditis, which occurred in a neonatal infant with meconium aspiration syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • DNA, Ribosomal / analysis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Meconium Aspiration Syndrome / complications*
  • Micrococcaceae / classification*
  • Micrococcaceae / genetics
  • Micrococcaceae / isolation & purification*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Syndrome

Substances

  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AY594189