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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2004, p. 4891-4892, Vol. 42, No. 10
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4891-4892.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Rothia dentocariosa Septicemia without Endocarditis in a Neonatal Infant with Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

Jeong Hwan Shin,1* Jae Dong Shim,1 Hye Ran Kim,1 Jong Beom Sinn,2 Joong-Ki Kook,3 and Jeong Nyeo Lee1

Department of Laboratory Medicine,1 Department of Pediatrics, Busan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan,2 Department of Oral Biochemistry, College of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwang-ju, Korea3

Received 9 July 2003/ Returned for modification 29 July 2003/ Accepted 5 May 2004

Rothia dentocariosa, a gram-positive coccoid- to rod-shaped bacterium with irregular morphology, is a rare cause of bacteremia in patients without endocarditis. We report the first case of R. dentocariosa septicemia without endocarditis, which occurred in a neonatal infant with meconium aspiration syndrome.


* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Korea, 633-165 GaeGeum-Dong, Busanjin-Gu, Busan 614-110, Korea. Phone: 82-51-890-6664. Fax: 82-51-893-1562. E-mail: jhsmile{at}inje.ac.kr.


Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2004, p. 4891-4892, Vol. 42, No. 10
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4891-4892.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.




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