Abstract
We describe 16 patients with bacteremia caused by Eggerthella lenta (n = 7), Paraeggerthella hongkongensis (n = 3), Eubacterium limosum (n = 4), Eubacterium callanderi (n = 1), and concomitant Eubacterium limosum/Eggerthella lenta (n = 1). Nine (56%) patients had polymicrobial bacteremia. The overall 60-day mortality rate was 19%, and all deaths occurred in patients with E. lenta bacteremia.
MeSH terms
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Actinobacteria / isolation & purification*
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Bacteremia / microbiology*
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Bacteremia / mortality
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Bacteremia / pathology*
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Coinfection / microbiology
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Coinfection / mortality
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Coinfection / pathology
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Eubacterium / isolation & purification*
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Female
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / mortality
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / pathology*
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Hospitals, University
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Humans
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Middle Aged
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Survival Analysis
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Taiwan
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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DNA, Bacterial
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S