Gordonia bronchialis bacteremia and pleural infection: case report and review of the literature

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Apr;49(4):1662-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02121-10. Epub 2011 Jan 26.

Abstract

Gordonia species are aerobic actinomycetes recently recognized as causing human disease, often in the setting of intravascular catheter-related infections. We describe a case of Gordonia bronchialis bacteremia and pleural space infection in the absence of an indwelling intravascular catheter and review the breadth of reported infections with this emerging pathogen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Actinomycetales / classification
  • Actinomycetales / genetics
  • Actinomycetales / isolation & purification*
  • Actinomycetales Infections / diagnosis*
  • Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology
  • Actinomycetales Infections / pathology*
  • Bacteremia / complications
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Bacteremia / pathology
  • Blood / microbiology
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Microscopy
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Pleurisy / complications
  • Pleurisy / diagnosis*
  • Pleurisy / microbiology
  • Pleurisy / pathology
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

  • GENBANK/HM352642
  • GENBANK/HM352643
  • GENBANK/HQ316181
  • GENBANK/HQ316182