Gemella Morbillorum as a Cause of Septic Shock.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-1996
Abstract
The gram-positive bacterium Gemella morbillorum has been recovered from patients with endocarditis but has rarely been associated with acute fulminant infections. We describe two children with a rapid onset of septic shock, which was fatal in one, following infection with this organism. G. morbillorum is a commensal organism of the upper respiratory tract; it gained access to the bloodstreams in these patients, and bacteremia occurred. A clinical drawback is that the initial colonial morphology of this organism leads to presumptive identification as a viridans streptococcus, an organism not commonly associated with septic shock syndrome. Resistance of G. morbillorum to penicillin appears to be common; therefore, initial empirical combination therapy (a beta-lactam agent and an aminoglycoside) or vancomycin treatment should be considered.
Volume
22
Issue
6
First Page
1084
Last Page
1086
ISSN
1058-4838
Published In/Presented At
Vasishtha, S., Isenberg, H. D., & Sood, S. K. (1996). Gemella morbillorum as a cause of septic shock. Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication Of The Infectious Diseases Society Of America, 22(6), 1084-1086.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
8783715
LVHN link
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mnh&AN=8783715&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics Faculty
Document Type
Article