Purpura fulminans with Lemierre’s syndrome caused by Gemella bergeri and Eikenella corrodens: a case report

Purpura fulminans with Lemierre’s syndrome caused by Gemella bergeri and Eikenella corrodens: a case report

Abstract Background Gemella bergeri is one of the nine species of the genus Gemella and is relatively difficult to identify. We herein describe the first case of septic shock due to a Gemella bergeri coinfection with Eikenella corrodens. Case presentation A 44-year-old Asian man with a medical histo...

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Main Authors: Toshinobu Yamagishi, Mayu Hikone, Kazuhiro Sugiyama, Takahiro Tanabe, Yasuhiro Wada, Michiko Furugaito, Yuko Arai, Yutaka Uzawa, Ryo Mizushima, Keisuke Kamada, Yasutomo Itakura, Shigekazu Iguchi, Atsushi Yoshida, Ken Kikuchi, Yuichi Hamabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Eikenella corrodens
Gemella bergeri
Lemierre’s syndrome
MALDI-TOF MS
Purpura fulminans
Septic shock
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3437-6

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