José M Ramos1, Ignacio Mateo2, Inmaculada Vidal3, Eva M Rosillo4, Esperanza Merino5, Joaquín Portilla6. 1. Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España; Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de San Juan, Alicante, España. Electronic address: jramosrincon@yahoo.es. 2. Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España. 3. Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España. 4. Servicio de Neumología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España. 5. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España. 6. Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España; Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de San Juan, Alicante, España; Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: To describe the spectrum of infections caused by Rothia mucilaginosa. METHODS: Retrospective study of 20 cases diagnosed with R. mucilaginosa from 2009 to 2012. RESULTS: Pulmonary infection was the most frequent clinical presentation (n=14, 70%): bronchiectasis infected (10), followed by pleural empyema (2), pneumonia (1) and acute bronchitis (1). Two episodes were of gastrointestinal origin: cholangitis secondary to biliary drainage and secondary peritonitis. Two episodes included bacteremia in patients with hematological malignancy. One patient had a surgical wound infection with bacteremia, and another had a bacteremic urinary tract infection in a patient with nephrostomy. DISCUSSION: R. mucilaginosa may be responsible for infections of the lower respiratory tract in predisposed patients.
INTRODUCTION: To describe the spectrum of infections caused by Rothia mucilaginosa. METHODS: Retrospective study of 20 cases diagnosed with R. mucilaginosa from 2009 to 2012. RESULTS:Pulmonary infection was the most frequent clinical presentation (n=14, 70%): bronchiectasis infected (10), followed by pleural empyema (2), pneumonia (1) and acute bronchitis (1). Two episodes were of gastrointestinal origin: cholangitis secondary to biliary drainage and secondary peritonitis. Two episodes included bacteremia in patients with hematological malignancy. One patient had a surgical wound infection with bacteremia, and another had a bacteremic urinary tract infection in a patient with nephrostomy. DISCUSSION: R. mucilaginosa may be responsible for infections of the lower respiratory tract in predisposed patients.
Authors: Pablo Álvarez-Ramos; Amparo Del Moral-Ariza; José M Alonso-Maroto; Pilar Marín-Casanova; José M Calandria-Amigueti; Manuel Rodríguez-Iglesias; Enrique Rodríguez de la Rúa Journal: Infect Dis Rep Date: 2016-03-21