Two Cases of Ruminococcus gnavus Bacteremia Associated with Diverticulitis | Zendy

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Two Cases of Ruminococcus gnavus Bacteremia Associated with Diverticulitis

Author(s) -

S. Hansen,

Marianne Nielsine Skov,

Ulrik Stenz Justesen

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.03382-12

Subject(s) - bacteremia , ruminococcus , microbiology and biotechnology , anaerobic bacteria , bacteria , medicine , biology , feces , genetics , antibiotics

We report two cases of bacteremia with the anaerobic bacteriumRuminococcus gnavus . In both cases, the bacteremia was associated with diverticular disease. Preliminary conventional identification suggested peptostreptococci, and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) analysis did not produce scores high enough for species identification. Finally, the bacteria were identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

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