Gemella Species Endocarditis in a Child
Organisms of the genus Gemella can, on occasion, cause serious systemic illness. The present paper reports a successfully treated case of endocarditis in a 12-year-old girl with congenital heart disease caused by species of Gemella. The child presented with cough, fatigue and decreased appetite with...
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| description | Organisms of the genus Gemella can, on occasion, cause serious systemic illness. The present paper reports a successfully treated case of endocarditis in a 12-year-old girl with congenital heart disease caused by species of Gemella. The child presented with cough, fatigue and decreased appetite without fever. Echocardiogram demonstrated marked mitral insufficiency with flail posterior mitral valve leaflet, mitral valve vegetations, and an enlarged left atrium and ventricle. While being treated with vancomycin, the child initially had persistent bacteremia, which resolved after the addition of gentamycin; the course of therapy was completed with penicillin G and gentamycin once antimicrobial susceptibilities were available. Attempts to identify the species of Gemella were unsuccessful in the local laboratory, and at reference laboratories in Canada and the United States. The isolate is undergoing further evaluation to determine its taxonomic status. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3b87f48449844f3da5567ece801066ce2025-08-20T03:55:41ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23322001-01-0112531732010.1155/2001/960734Gemella Species Endocarditis in a ChildLaura K Purcell0John P Finley1Robert Chen2Marguerite Lovgren3Scott A Halperin4Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University and the IWK Grace Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University and the IWK Grace Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University and the IWK Grace Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaNational Centre for Streptococcus, Provincial Laboratory of Public Health for Northern Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University and the IWK Grace Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaOrganisms of the genus Gemella can, on occasion, cause serious systemic illness. The present paper reports a successfully treated case of endocarditis in a 12-year-old girl with congenital heart disease caused by species of Gemella. The child presented with cough, fatigue and decreased appetite without fever. Echocardiogram demonstrated marked mitral insufficiency with flail posterior mitral valve leaflet, mitral valve vegetations, and an enlarged left atrium and ventricle. While being treated with vancomycin, the child initially had persistent bacteremia, which resolved after the addition of gentamycin; the course of therapy was completed with penicillin G and gentamycin once antimicrobial susceptibilities were available. Attempts to identify the species of Gemella were unsuccessful in the local laboratory, and at reference laboratories in Canada and the United States. The isolate is undergoing further evaluation to determine its taxonomic status.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/960734 |
| spellingShingle | Laura K Purcell John P Finley Robert Chen Marguerite Lovgren Scott A Halperin Gemella Species Endocarditis in a Child Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | Gemella Species Endocarditis in a Child |
| title_full | Gemella Species Endocarditis in a Child |
| title_fullStr | Gemella Species Endocarditis in a Child |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gemella Species Endocarditis in a Child |
| title_short | Gemella Species Endocarditis in a Child |
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