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. 2000 Jul-Aug;6(4):382–385. doi: 10.3201/eid0604.000410

Bacteremia and endocarditis caused by a Gordonia species in a patient with a central venous catheter.

O Lesens 1, Y Hansmann 1, P Riegel 1, R Heller 1, M Benaissa-Djellouli 1, M Martinot 1, H Petit 1, D Christmann 1
PMCID: PMC2640886  PMID: 10905972

Abstract

We report the first case of endocarditis caused by a Gordonia species genetically related to G. sputi but exhibiting some atypical biochemical features in a 31-year-old woman with a central venous catheter. This unusual pathogen may be a new cause of opportunistic infections in patients with severe underlying diseases.

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