First report of acute cholecystitis with sepsis caused by Cellulomonas denverensis

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Oct;47(10):3391-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00678-09. Epub 2009 Aug 5.

Abstract

Cellulomonas denverensis is a small and thin gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that was proposed as a new species in 2005. Here we report a female case of acute cholecystitis and sepsis in which C. denverensis was determined to be causative.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Cellulomonas / drug effects
  • Cellulomonas / isolation & purification*
  • Cholecystitis, Acute / complications*
  • Cholecystitis, Acute / microbiology*
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Female
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sepsis / microbiology*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AB491158