Dolosigranulum pigrum causing nosocomial pneumonia and septicemia

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Oct;45(10):3474-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01373-07. Epub 2007 Aug 8.

Abstract

We report a case of non-ventilator-associated nosocomial pneumonia and septicemia due to Dolosigranulum pigrum, a rare gram-positive opportunistic pathogen. The organism was isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and blood of a debilitated patient. D. pigrum was identified after 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Gram-Positive Cocci / genetics
  • Gram-Positive Cocci / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S