Microbiological and Epidemiological Aspects of Endocarditis Caused by Rothia spp.: A Systematic Review
Antonio Neres Norberg, Paulo Roberto Blanco Moreira Norberg, Fernanda Castro Manhães, Bianca Magnelli Mangiavacchi, Renato Mataveli Ferreira Filho, Juliana Toledo Campos Arêas, Sabrina Jorge Rodrigues, Davyson Gerhardt de Souza, Igor Villas Silva Gazeta Veríssimo, Kelen Salaroli Viana & Julio Cesar dos Santos Boechat · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2023
Background and Aim: Rothia, a genus comprising pleomorphic Gram-positive bacteria found in the human oral, intestinal, and skin microbiota, is recognized as an opportunistic pathogen. Case reports of Rothia spp. endocarditis in the scientific literature are scarce, with limited k...