Open AccessInfective Endocarditis in a Patient due to Roseomonas Gilardii in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s) -
Mohammad Ferdous Ur Rahaman,
Md. Abul Kalam Azad,
Mehedy Ahmed Munna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bangladesh journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2408-8366
pISSN - 1023-1986
DOI - 10.3329/bjm.v33i1.56800
Subject(s) - infective endocarditis , medicine , bacteremia , endocarditis , tertiary care , isolation (microbiology) , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics
Roseomonas gilardiii a species of Gramnegative, strictly aerobic, coccobacilli-shaped, pink-pigmented bacterium pathogenic for humans, causing rare cause of bacteremia and other infections especially who are immunosuppressed .These bacterias are detected after several days growth in culture, and typical pink, mucoid colonies are found.In this case infective endocarditis in a patient due to roseomonas gilardii and the clinical course with isolation of the organism in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)is reported.Bangladesh J Medicine July 2022; 33(1) : 109-113