Ann Lab Med.  2014 Jul;34(4):317-320. 10.3343/alm.2014.34.4.317.

Rothia aeria Infective Endocarditis: a First Case in Korea and Literature Review

• Kim UJ
• Won EJ
• Kim JE
• Jang MO
• Kang SJ
• Jang HC
• Park KH
• Jung SI
• Shin JH

• KMID: 1791941
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2014.34.4.317

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology/therapeutic use
Ceftriaxone/pharmacology/therapeutic use
Echocardiography
Endocarditis, Bacterial/*diagnosis/drug therapy/microbiology
Female
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use
Infant, Newborn
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Micrococcaceae/drug effects/*isolation & purification
Middle Aged
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry/metabolism
Republic of Korea
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Ceftriaxone
Immunosuppressive Agents
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Transthoracic echocardiography revealed echoic mobile vegetation (arrowheads) on the anterior leaflet during diastole (A) and on the bicuspid aortic valve during systole (B).

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  Fig. 2 Microbiological examinations. (A) Dry, coarse white and gray Rothia aeria colonies grown on blood agar plates at 35℃ and 5% CO2. (B) Rothia aeria Gram staining (×1,000).

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