Abstract：
:Eggerthella, one of the human gut flora, was rarely reported to cause bacteremia in the literature. We describe the application of 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing in defining the epidemiology and clinical significance of Eggerthella bacteremia during a 4-year period. Among 55 clinically significant blood culture isolates of anaerobic Gram-positive bacilli, 5 were identified as E. lenta and 5 belonged to 2 novel Eggerthella species, proposed as E. hongkongensis and E. sinensis, respectively. The 10 patients with Eggerthella bacteremia were adults, and 9 had underlying diseases. In all cases, the source of the bacteremia was likely from endogenous flora. Septic shock was a complication in 4 patients, and 3 patients died. The present study suggests that Eggerthella bacteremia is much more common than expected and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Moreover, the 2 novel species account for half of the cases of Eggerthella bacteremia.
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Diagn Microbiol Infect Disjournal_title
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious diseaseauthors
Lau SK,Woo PC,Woo GK,Fung AM,Wong MK,Chan KM,Tam DM,Yuen KYdoi
10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2004.04.012subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-08-01 00:00:00pages
255-63issue
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0732-8893issn
1879-0070pii
S073288930400080Xjournal_volume
49pub_type
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