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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2006, p. 2645-2647, Vol. 44, No. 7
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00444-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Etiological Misidentification by Routine Biochemical Tests of Bacteremia Caused by Gordonia terrae Infection in the Course of an Episode of Acute Cholecystitis

E. Gil-Sande,1 M. Brun-Otero,2 F. Campo-Cerecedo,3 E. Esteban,4 L. Aguilar,4 and J. García-de-Lomas4*

Microbiology Department, Hospital San Rafael, Las Jubias 82, 15006 A Coruña, Spain,1 Internal Medicine, Hospital San Rafael, Las Jubias 82, 15006 A Coruña, Spain,2 Pathology Department, Hospital San Rafael, Las Jubias 82, 15006 A Coruña, Spain,3 Instituto Valenciano de Microbiología, Masia El Romeral, Ctra. de Bétera a San Antonio Km. 0.3, 46117 Bétera, Valencia, Spain4

Received 1 March 2006/ Returned for modification 15 April 2006/ Accepted 23 April 2006

Gordonia terrae has been reported to be a rare cause of bacteremia. We report the first case of bacteremia associated with acute cholecystitis. Commercial biochemical testing was not able to identify the strain at the genus level, classifying it instead as Rhodococcus sp. Definitive identification was obtained by sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Instituto Valenciano de Microbiología, Masia El Romeral, Ctra. de Bétera a San Antonio Km. 0.3, 46117 Bétera, Valencia, Spain. Phone: (34) 96 393 1317. Fax: (34) 96 169 1637. E-mail: jglomas{at}retemail.es.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2006, p. 2645-2647, Vol. 44, No. 7
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00444-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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