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Rothia dentocariosa sepsis in a pediatric renal transplant recipient having post‐transplant lymphoproliferative disorders
Author(s) -
Wiesmayr Silke,
Stelzmueller Ingrid,
Berger Natalie,
Jungraithmayr Therese C.,
Fille Manfred,
Eller Miriam,
Zimmerhackl Lothar Bernd,
Margreiter Raimund,
Bonatti Hugo
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
pediatric transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1399-3046
pISSN - 1397-3142
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2005.00472.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , lymphoproliferative disorders , neutropenia , transplantation , endocarditis , immunosuppression , infective endocarditis , surgery , chemotherapy , lymphoma
Background: Rothia dentocariosa (RD) is a Gram‐positive rod that colonizes the human oral cavity and can cause infective endocarditis. Result: We report on a six‐yr‐old boy who underwent renal transplantation for polycystic kidney disease at the age of eight months. He developed post‐transplant lymphoproliferative disorders after four yr and progressive graft failure. Following chemotherapy, the patient presented with neutropenia and sepsis. RD was isolated from blood and treatment with piperacillin/tazobactam was initiated; however, the child died because of multiorgan failure. Discussion: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of RD sepsis in a pediatric solid organ transplant recipient.