Granulicatella adiacens infections in children: a single-center retrospective study
Although rare, G. adiacens can cause severe infections in children. Clinicians should be particularly vigilant for this pathogen, especially in children with cardiac disease, malignancy, or mucosal disruption, particularly when slow-growing gram-positive cocci are isolated from blood cultures or other sterile sites.
Authors
- Hülya Şeker Yıkmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6891-0658)
- Ayşe Kaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6188-6816)
- Gülsüm İclal Bayhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1423-4348)
- Türkan Aydın Teke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5127-4720)
- Zeynep Gökçe Gayretli Aydın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4291-1067)
- Fatma Nur Öz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8374-095X)
Institutions
- Ankara University (TR)
- Karadeniz Technical University (TR)
- Memorial Ankara Hospital (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-025-05154-0
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.06
Funders
- Gazi Üniversitesi