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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2006, p. 1905-1908, Vol. 44, No. 5
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.5.1905-1908.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Native Valve Endocarditis Due to Gordonia polyisoprenivorans: Case Report and Review of Literature of Bloodstream Infections Caused by Gordonia Species

Punam Verma,1,2,3* June M. Brown,4 Victor H. Nunez,3 Roger E. Morey,4 Arnold G. Steigerwalt,4 Gerald J. Pellegrini,4 and Harold A. Kessler3

Division of Clinical Microbiology,1 Departments of Pathology,2 Internal Medicine (Section of Infectious Diseases), Rush Medical College, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612,3 Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 303334

Received 25 July 2005/ Returned for modification 21 September 2005/ Accepted 21 February 2006

We report the first case of endocarditis caused by Gordonia polyisoprenivorans and concisely review the English literature regarding bloodstream infections caused by Gordonia species.

* Corresponding author. Present address: Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Mail Stop C6-LAB, 1100 Ninth Avenue, P.O. Box 900, Seattle, WA 98101. Phone: (206) 223-6868. Fax: (206) 223-7540. E-mail: punam.verma{at}vmmc.org.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2006, p. 1905-1908, Vol. 44, No. 5
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.5.1905-1908.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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