A Case of Bacteremia due to Gemella morbillorum.
- Author:
Min Ju KIM
1
;
Yoon Soo PARK
;
Sue Yun KIM
;
Yiel Hae SEO
;
Uk Sun CHANG
;
Yong Kyun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Laboratory Medicine2, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Korea. karmacho@gilhospital.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gemella morbillorum;
Bacteremia;
Pneumonia
- MeSH:
Adult;
Alcoholics;
Bacteremia*;
Brain Abscess;
Dental Caries;
Empyema;
Gemella*;
Gram-Positive Cocci;
Humans;
Liver Abscess;
Lung;
Mouth;
Mucous Membrane;
Pneumonia;
Respiratory System
- From:
Infection and Chemotherapy
2005;37(4):226-229
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gemella morbillorum is catalase-negative, facultative, anaerobic, gram-positive cocci which is generally thought to be normal inhabitants of mucous membrane in oral cavity, upper respiratory tract, and genitourinary tract of human. It rarely causes infective endocaditis, bacteremia, pneumonia, and localized infection such as lung empyema, brain abscess, and liver abscess. We report a case of bacteremia caused by G. morbillorum in a 44-year-old man who had been an alcoholic and suffered from dental caries. He was successfully treated with antimicrobial therapy
