First Case Report of Sepsis Due to Rothia aeria in a Neonate

Rothia aeria, a gram-positive coccoid- to rod-shaped bacterium with irregular morphology, is an extremely rare causative organism of infections in humans. We report the first case of R. aeria sepsis clinically manifested in a female neonate soon after birth.

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Published inJournal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 47; no. 5; pp. 1605 - 1606
Main Authors Monju, Ayaka, Shimizu, Naomasa, Yamamoto, Masahiro, Oda, Keiko, Kawamoto, Yutaka, Ohkusu, Kiyofumi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.05.2009
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Subjects
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial sepsis
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Biological and medical sciences
Case Reports
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - diagnosis
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - drug therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - pathology
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Microbiology
Micrococcaceae - isolation & purification
Sepsis - drug therapy
Sepsis - microbiology
Sepsis - pathology
Infection
Case study
Sepsis syndrome
Bacteriosis
Microbiology
Bacteremia
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Summary:Rothia aeria, a gram-positive coccoid- to rod-shaped bacterium with irregular morphology, is an extremely rare causative organism of infections in humans. We report the first case of R. aeria sepsis clinically manifested in a female neonate soon after birth.
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pediatrics, Kawasaki Medical School, Matsushima 577, Kurashiki 701-0192, Japan. Phone: 86-462-1111. Fax: 86-464-1067. E-mail: a.monju@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.02337-08