Infectious Endocarditis Caused by Rothia dentocariosa

作者：Frank J. Schafer, EDWARD J. WING, CARL W. NORDEN · 发表于：Annals of Internal Medicine · 年份：1979 · DOI：10.7326/0003-4819-91-5-747 · 被引用次数：46 · 研究领域：Mycobacterium research and diagnosis、Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus、Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Brief Reports1 November 1979Infectious Endocarditis Caused by Rothia dentocariosaFRANK J. SCHAFER, M.D., EDWARD J. WING, M.D., CARL W. NORDEN, M.D.FRANK J. SCHAFER, M.D., EDWARD J. WING, M.D., CARL W. NORDEN, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-91-5-747 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRothia dentocariosa, an aerophilic gram-positive coccobacillus, is part of the normal flora of the oral cavity. Although it was first isolated from humans in 1949 (1) and has subsequently been isolated from multiple sites (2-4), its potential as a human pathogen is unclear. The only well-described cases of infections caused by this organism have been in a patient with an appendiceal abscess (3) and in one with a pilonidal abscess (4). We report here a case of infectious endocarditis caused by this organism and its sensitivities to several antibiotics.A 57-year-old man was admitted to Montefiore Hospital in August 1978...References1. ONISI M. Study on the actinomyces isolated from the deeper layers of carious dentine. J Dent. 1949;6:273-318. Google Scholar2. BROWNGEORGWATERS JLL. Laboratory identification of Rothia dentocariosa and its occurrence in human clinical materials. Appl Microbiol. 1969;17:150-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. SCHARFEN J. Untraditional glucose fermenting actinomycetes as human pathogens: II. Rothia dentocariosa as a cause of abdo...