A Case of Granulicatella adiacens Septicemia Identified by 16S rRNA Sequencing Analysis.
10.5145/KJCM.2008.11.1.63
- Author:
Kyeong Seob SHIN
1
;
Bo Ra SON
;
Hye Won JEONG
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea. ksshin@chungbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Nutritionally variant streptococci;
Granulicatella adiacens;
Septicemia
- MeSH:
Aged, 80 and over;
Bacteria;
Cholangiocarcinoma;
Cysteine;
Endocarditis;
Gram-Positive Cocci;
Humans;
Meningitis;
Pyridoxal;
Sepsis
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2008;11(1):63-65
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Granulicatella adiacens is one of the fastidious gram positive cocci previously described as nutritionally variant streptococci due to their requirement of L-cysteine, pyridoxal, or thiol compounds for growth. These bacteria have been identified as significant causative agents of endocarditis, opthalmic infections, and meningitis. We report a case of septicemia caused by G. adiacens in an 80-year-old patient with cholangiocarcinoma. The organism was identified by phenotypic and 16S rRNA sequencing analyses.
