Facklamia species are a rarely reported etiology of clinical infection with few cases described in literature. However, the prevalence of infection may be underestimated due to challenges in species identification. We describe 3 cases of Facklamia ...

Facklamia hominis is a Gram-positive and anaerobic bacteria from the family of Facklamia which has been isolated from humans. The genus Facklamia was first described in 1997 using 16S rRNA sequencing and has since been identified from both a wide range of animal sources and infrequently as a human pathogen.

2000年8月1日 · These species, Facklamia hominis, Facklamia ignava, Facklamia sourekii, and Facklamia tabaciasalis, are most often arranged in chains, whereas Facklamia languida is most often arranged in clusters with very little chaining.

2022年2月12日 · Pyelonephritis is one of the most serious bacterial illnesses during childhood. Gram-negative organisms account for up to 90% of the cases. Gram-positive bacteria are uncommon causes of urinary tract infections, and only a few cases caused by Facklamia hominis have been reported in the literature.

2017年1月9日 · Endocarditis due to Facklamia spp has only been described in 2 cases of Facklamia hominis where 1 case was treated successfully with ceftriaxone and gentamicin and 1 case resulted in fatal myocardial infarction despite 2 days of vancomycin and gentamicin .

2020年12月7日 · We report the first case of postoperative bacteremia due to Facklamia hominis after TUR-P. An 82-year-old man developed fever only a few hours after elective TUR-P because of benign prostate syndrome.

2016年1月1日 · Facklamia hominis is a Gram-positive bacterium that was first isolated from various human samples, excluding abscesses of the scapula. We here report the first scapular abscess infection due to F. hominis, found in Marseille, France. We also reviewed all cases published in the literature.

These species, Facklamia hominis, Facklamia ignava, Facklamia sourekii, and Facklamia tabaciasalis, are most often arranged in chains, whereas Facklamia languida is most often arranged in clusters with very little chaining.

Facklamia hominis is a Gram-positive bacterium that was first isolated from various human samples, excluding abscesses of the scapula. We here report the first scapular abscess infection due to F. hominis, found in Marseille, France. We also …

2019年6月1日 · Facklamia hominis is a facultative anaerobic Grampositive coccus generally displaying weak alpha-hemolysis and negativity for catalase and oxidase. Facklamia species are part of the normal flora...