Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S33-S38, 2007

Rothia dentocariosa Bacteremia in Children: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

  • Chin-Ying Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Youth Clinic, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Po-Ren Hsueh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Yi Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiu-Yuan Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ping-Ing Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Pei-Lan Shao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chung-Yi Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tsung-Zu Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Wei Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Youth Clinic, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Li-Min Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Li-Min Huang, Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 31 August 2005; received in revised form 31 October 2005; accepted 10 January 2006.

Article Outline

Rothia dentocariosa, a pleomorphic, fastidious, Gram-positive rod, is a normal inhabitant of the oropharynx. It is a well-known causative agent of dental plaques and periodontal disease. Generally regarded as of low virulence to humans, R. dentocariosa has been increasingly recognized as a pathogen in adults and often associated with infective endocarditis. It should not necessarily be regarded as a contaminant when the isolate comes from areas other than the oropharynx, especially from the blood. We report two cases of R. dentocariosa bacteremia, including an 8-month-old boy with repaired transposition of the great arteries, and a healthy 20-month-old girl with herpangina. [J Formos Med Assoc 2007;106(3 Suppl): S33-S38]

Key Words:  bacteremia , Rothia dentocariosa

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Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S33-S38, 2007

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