Emerg Infect DiseidEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control109059722640886Research ArticleBacteremia and endocarditis caused by a Gordonia species in a patient with a central venous catheter.LesensO.olivier.lesens@wanadoo.frHansmannY.RiegelP.HellerR.Benaissa-DjellouliM.MartinotM.PetitH.ChristmannD.Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Clinique Médicale A, Hôpitaux Universitaires, Strasbourg, France.Jul-Aug200064382385

We report the first case of endocarditis caused by a Gordonia species genetically related to G. sputi but exhibiting some atypical biochemical features in a 31-year-old woman with a central venous catheter. This unusual pathogen may be a new cause of opportunistic infections in patients with severe underlying diseases.