Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with gemella bacteraemia
| Patients | ||
| Characteristics | 1 | 2 |
| Year of isolation | 1997 | 2000 |
| Age/sex | 66/M | 41/F |
| Underlying disease | Abdominal aortic aneurysm | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, autologous bone marrow transplant |
| Diagnosis | Infective endocarditis with septic thromboemboli | Primary bacteraemia during the neutropenic period |
| Community/hospital acquired | Community | Hospital |
| Number of positive blood cultures | 3 | 1 |
| Monomicrobial/polymicrobial bacteraemia | Monomicrobial | Polymicrobial (with Streptococcus mitis and Escherichia coli) |
| Positive cultures from other specimens | None | None |
| Identification by 16S rRNA sequencing | Gemella morbillorum | Gemella haemolysans |
| Antibiotic susceptibility | ||
| Penicillin | Sensitive | Resistant |
| Cefalothin | Sensitive | Sensitive |
| Erythromycin | Sensitive | Resistant |
| Clindamycin | Sensitive | Resistant |
| Vancomycin | Sensitive | Sensitive |
| Treatment | Penicillin G+netilmicin | Imipenem |
| Outcome | Remission | Remission |