Infection of an arteriovenous fistula with Rothia dentocariosa

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1991 Mar-Apr;14(2):167-9. doi: 10.1016/0732-8893(91)90052-h.

Abstract

Rothia dentocariosa is an unusual cause of infection in humans, despite the fact that the organism is frequently isolated from the oral cavity. The authors describe a case of R. dentocariosa infection following revision of an arteriovenous fistula in a 46-year-old diabetic man with renal failure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actinomycetaceae / isolation & purification*
  • Actinomycetales Infections / drug therapy
  • Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology*
  • Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical*
  • Axillary Artery / surgery
  • Brachial Artery / surgery
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Gentamicins / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Jugular Veins / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Surgical Wound Infection / drug therapy
  • Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology*
  • Vancomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Gentamicins
  • Vancomycin