Clinical and microbiological characteristics of bacteremia caused by Eggerthella, Paraeggerthella, and Eubacterium species at a University Hospital in Taiwan from 2001 to 2010
Journal
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
6
Pages
2053-2055
Date Issued
2012
Author(s)
Abstract
We describe 16 patients with bacteremia caused by Eggerthella lenta (n = 7), Paraeggerthella hongkongensis (n = 3), Eubacterium limosum (n = 4), Eubacterium callanderi (n = 1), and concomitant Eubacterium limosum/Eggerthella lenta (n = 1). Nine (56%) patients had polymicrobial bacteremia. The overall 60-day mortality rate was 19%, and all deaths occurred in patients with E. lenta bacteremia. Copyright ? 2012, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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cefmetazole; clindamycin; daptomycin; doripenem; imipenem; meropenem; metronidazole; moxifloxacin; penicillin G; piperacillin plus tazobactam; RNA 16S; sultamicillin; tigecycline; abdominal disease; adult; agar dilution; aged; article; bacteremia; bacterium isolate; Bacteroides; bacteroides caccae; Bacteroides fragilis; clinical article; clinical feature; Clostridium; Clostridium clostridioforme; coagulase negative Staphylococcus; communicable disease; death; digestive system cancer; disease severity; drug resistance; drug sensitivity; Eggerthella; Eggerthella lenta; Escherichia coli; Eubacterium; Eubacterium callanderi; Eubacterium limosum; female; gene sequence; gynecologic cancer; healthcare associated infection; hospital infection; human; immunocompromised patient; Klebsiella pneumoniae; male; malignant neoplastic disease; microbiological parameters; minimum inhibitory concentration; mortality; multiple organ failure; Paraeggerthella hongkongensis; pathogenesis; priority journal; Staphylococcus aureus; Taiwan; trend study; university hospital; Actinobacteria; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteremia; Coinfection; DNA, Bacterial; DNA, Ribosomal; Eubacterium; Female; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Hospitals, University; Humans; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Middle Aged; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Survival Analysis; Taiwan; Eggerthella; Eggerthella lenta; Eubacterium callanderi; Eubacterium limosum
Type
journal article