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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2008, p. 804-806, Vol. 46, No. 2
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01545-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Gardnerella vaginalis Bacteremia in a Previously Healthy Man: Case Report and Characterization of the Isolate{triangledown}

Philippe R. S. Lagacé-Wiens,1 Betty Ng,2 Aleisha Reimer,2 Tamara Burdz,2 Deborah Wiebe,2 and Kathryn Bernard1,2*

Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada,1 Department of Special Bacteriology, Division of Emerging Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, Canada2

Received 2 August 2007/ Returned for modification 30 September 2007/ Accepted 16 November 2007

Gardnerella vaginalis in women causes vaginitis or infections in other sites, such as the urinary tract, but is an infrequent cause of bacteremia. Bacteremia in men is very rare and is typically associated with immunocompromised states. Here we describe G. vaginalis bacteremia in a previously healthy man with renal calculi and urosepsis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: National Microbiology Laboratory, 1015 Arlington Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3R2, Canada. Phone: (204) 789-2135. Fax: (204) 784-7509. E-mail: kathy_bernard{at}phac-aspc.gc.ca

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 5 December 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2008, p. 804-806, Vol. 46, No. 2
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01545-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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