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. 2011 Apr;49(4):1662-6.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02121-10. Epub 2011 Jan 26.

Gordonia bronchialis bacteremia and pleural infection: case report and review of the literature

Jennifer A Johnson  1 , Andrew B Onderdonk, Lisa A Cosimi, Sigal Yawetz, Brent A Lasker, Shanna J Bolcen, June M Brown, Francisco M Marty
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Gordonia bronchialis bacteremia and pleural infection: case report and review of the literature

Jennifer A Johnson et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

Gordonia species are aerobic actinomycetes recently recognized as causing human disease, often in the setting of intravascular catheter-related infections. We describe a case of Gordonia bronchialis bacteremia and pleural space infection in the absence of an indwelling intravascular catheter and review the breadth of reported infections with this emerging pathogen.

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Fig. 1.
Chest computed tomography at the time of admission (A) and after surgical drainage and decortication of the right-sided bloody effusion (B).
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Modified acid-fast staining of the pathogen from blood cultures at the time of admission.
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