Roche M, Smyth E
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital, P.O. Box 1297, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Ireland.
J Infect. 2005 Oct;51(3):e187-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.01.009.
Gemella morbillorum is a facultatively anaerobic Gram-positive coccus which forms part of the normal flora of the oro-pharynx and the upper respiratory tract. It rarely causes human infection but has been described previously in cases of empyema and lung abscess, septic shock, endocarditis, meningitis, and osteomyelitis. We describe a case of septic arthritis due to G. morbillorum occurring in an otherwise healthy 42-year old man and review previous reports of infection in the literature.
溶血孪生球菌是一种兼性厌氧的革兰氏阳性球菌，是口咽和上呼吸道正常菌群的一部分。它很少引起人类感染，但先前曾在脓胸、肺脓肿、感染性休克、心内膜炎、脑膜炎和骨髓炎病例中被描述过。我们报告一例由溶血孪生球菌引起的化脓性关节炎病例，该病例发生在一名42岁的健康男性身上，并回顾了文献中先前关于该菌感染的报道。
