Stomatococcus mucilaginosus: An Emerging Pathogen in Neutropenic Patients

P. H.M. McWhinney; C. C. Kibbler; S. H. Gillespie; S. Patel; D. Morrison; A. V. Hoffbrand; H. G. Prentice

doi:10.1093/clinids/14.3.641

Stomatococcus mucilaginosus: An Emerging Pathogen in Neutropenic Patients

P. H.M. McWhinney^*, C. C. Kibbler, S. H. Gillespie, S. Patel, D. Morrison, A. V. Hoffbrand, H. G. Prentice

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Stomatococcus mucilaginosus was isolated from eight neutropenic patients during nine febrile episodes over a 13-month period. Five of these isolates were from definite infections, including one case of fatal meningitis. This slime-producing, catalase-variable, gram-positive coccus is a component of the normal oral flora of humans. Its biochemical profile may result in misidentifica- tion; however, unlike most micrococci, it characteristically fails to grow on media containing 5% NaCl. All but one of our isolates were sensitive to benzylpenicillin, and all were sensitive to vancomycin. S. mucilaginosus may prove to be an important pathogen in severely immunocompromised patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	641-646
Number of pages	6
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	14
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/14.3.641
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 1992

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