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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2009, p. 1605-1606, Vol. 47, No. 5
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02337-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

First Case Report of Sepsis Due to Rothia aeria in a Neonate{triangledown}

Ayaka Monju,1,2* Naomasa Shimizu,1 Masahiro Yamamoto,1 Keiko Oda,2 Yutaka Kawamoto,1 and Kiyofumi Ohkusu3

Departments of Neonatology,1 Pediatrics, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan,2 Department of Microbiology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan3

Received 5 December 2008/ Returned for modification 22 January 2009/ Accepted 23 February 2009

Rothia aeria, a gram-positive coccoid- to rod-shaped bacterium with irregular morphology, is an extremely rare causative organism of infections in humans. We report the first case of R. aeria sepsis clinically manifested in a female neonate soon after birth.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pediatrics, Kawasaki Medical School, Matsushima 577, Kurashiki 701-0192, Japan. Phone: 86-462-1111. Fax: 86-464-1067. E-mail: a.monju{at}med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 4 March 2009.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2009, p. 1605-1606, Vol. 47, No. 5
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02337-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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