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Case Reports
. 2010 Jul;48(7):2648-50.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02217-09. Epub 2010 May 26.

Rothia aeria as a cause of sepsis in a native joint

Ayesha J Verrall  1 , Philip C Robinson, Chor Ee Tan, W Grant Mackie, Timothy K Blackmore
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Case Reports

Rothia aeria as a cause of sepsis in a native joint

Ayesha J Verrall et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

Rothia aeria is a recently described Gram-positive rod from the family Micrococcaceae. An elderly woman with rheumatoid arthritis and dental abscesses who was undergoing immunosuppression had R. aeria isolated from synovial fluid. This report characterizes this rare organism and contributes to the literature on its pathogenicity and likely oral source.

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FIG. 1.
Recent dental X-ray with arrows marking multiple lucent areas at the apices that denote abscesses. Adjacent bone is sclerotic secondary to chronic inflammation.
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Appearance of R. aeria colonies on blood agar.
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