Granulicatella adiacens breast implant-associated infection

Jose L del Pozo; Emilio Garcia-Quetglas; Silvia Hernaez; Alicia Serrera; Marta Alonso; Luis Pina; Jose Leiva; Jose Ramon Azanza

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.12.009

Granulicatella adiacens breast implant-associated infection

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 May;61(1):58-60. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.12.009. Epub 2008 Feb 21.

Authors

Jose L del Pozo¹, Emilio Garcia-Quetglas, Silvia Hernaez, Alicia Serrera, Marta Alonso, Luis Pina, Jose Leiva, Jose Ramon Azanza

Affiliation

¹ Infectious Diseases Division, Universitary Hospital of Navarra, 31080 Pamplona, Spain. delpozo.jose@mayo.edu

PMID: 18206331
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.12.009

Abstract

The 1st reported case of breast implant-associated infection due to Granulicatella adiacens, formerly known as nutritionally variant streptococci, Streptococcus adiacens, and Abiotrophia adiacens is presented. Microbiology and previously reported cases of infections by this organism are reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Breast Implants*
Female
Gram-Positive Bacteria / classification
Gram-Positive Bacteria / isolation & purification*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
Sinusitis / complications
Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology*