Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2009 Sep;15(9):1535-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid1509.080903.

Gordonia sputi bacteremia

Aurélie Renvoise, Jean Robert Harle, Didier Raoult, Véronique Roux
Case Reports

Gordonia sputi bacteremia

Aurélie Renvoise et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Sep.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Tsukamura M. Proposal of a new genus, Gordona, for slightly acid-fast organisms occurring in sputa of patients with pulmonary disease and in soil. J Gen Microbiol. 1971;68:15–24. - PubMed
    1. Lesens O, Hansmann Y, Riegel P, Heller R, Benaissa-Djellouli M, Martinot M, et al. Bacteremia and endocarditis caused by a Gordonia species in a patient with a central venous catheter. Emerg Infect Dis. 2000;6:382–5. 10.3201/eid0604.000410 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Verma P, Brown JM, Nunez VH, Morey RE, Steigerwalt AG, Pellegrini GJ, et al. Native valve endocarditis due to Gordonia polyisoprenivorans: case report and review of literature of bloodstream infections caused by Gordonia species. J Clin Microbiol. 2006;44:1905–8. 10.1128/JCM.44.5.1905-1908.2006 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Sng LH, Koh TH, Toney SR, Floyd M, Butler WR, Tan BH. Bacteremia caused by Gordonia bronchialis in a patient with sequestrated lung. J Clin Microbiol. 2004;42:2870–1. 10.1128/JCM.42.6.2870-2871.2004 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Gil-Sande E, Brun-Otero M, Campo-Cerecedo F, Esteban E, Aguilar L, García-de-Lomas J. Etiological misidentification by routine biochemical tests of bacteremia caused by Gordonia terrae infection in the course of an episode of acute cholecystitis. J Clin Microbiol. 2006;44:2645–7. 10.1128/JCM.00444-06 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources