TITLE:
Rothiamucilaginosa life threatening infections in non-neutropenic hosts
AUTHORS:
Graciela Faiad, Manmeet Singh, Aarthi Narasimhan, Marisa Mendez, Shobha Sharma, Naiel Nassar
KEYWORDS:
Rothiamucilaginosa; Gram Positive; Neutropenia; Endocarditis; Meningitis; Opportunistic Infections
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Internal Medicine,
Vol.1 No.3,
December
30,
2011
ABSTRACT: Rothiamucilaginosa, previously known as Stomatococcus mucilaginous, resides in the oral cavity and respiratory tract as part of the normal flora [1]. It is a gram-positive, cocus-shaped bacterium. The bacterium is considered an emerging opportunistic pathogen in patients with chronic immunosuppressive diseases. Most of these reports were described in severe neutropenia or hematological cancer patients but less frequently in immune-competent hosts. We report two cases of endocarditis and meningitis due to R. mucilaginosain non-neutropenic hosts.