Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan General Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Jun;50(6):2053-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00548-12. Epub 2012 Apr 11.
We describe 16 patients with bacteremia caused by Eggerthella lenta (n = 7), Paraeggerthella hongkongensis (n = 3), Eubacterium limosum (n = 4), Eubacterium callanderi (n = 1), and concomitant Eubacterium limosum/Eggerthella lenta (n = 1). Nine (56%) patients had polymicrobial bacteremia. The overall 60-day mortality rate was 19%, and all deaths occurred in patients with E. lenta bacteremia.
我们描述了 16 例由迟缓埃格特菌(7 例)、香港埃格特菌(3 例)、真杆菌(4 例)、考拉埃格特菌(1 例)和同时合并真杆菌/迟缓埃格特菌引起的菌血症患者。9 例(56%)患者为混合菌血症。总的 60 天死亡率为 19%,所有死亡均发生在迟缓埃格特菌菌血症患者中。