Dolosigranulum pigrum Causing Nosocomial Pneumonia and Septicemia
- 1 October 2007
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 45 (10) , 3474-3475
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.01373-07
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.Keywords
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