Facklamia - Revision history

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	**''Facklamia sourekii''		**''Facklamia sourekii''
	**''Faklamia tabacinasalis''		**''Faklamia tabacinasalis''
			*Often isolated from animal specimens, although some think that it may be human flora of vagina, skin, or gut

	==Clinical Presentation==		==Clinical Presentation==

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	==Clinical Presentation==		==Clinical Presentation==

	*Rare opportunistic pathogen primarily presenting with bacteremia		*Rare opportunistic pathogen primarily presenting with [[bacteremia]]
			*Often of unclear clinical significance (that is, whether it is a true pathogen or contaminant)
	*Case reports of vaginitis, wound infection, abscess, meningitis, and osteomyelitis		*Case reports of [[vaginitis]], wound infection, [[abscess]], [[Bacterial meningitis\|meningitis]], and [[osteomyelitis]]

	==Management==		==Management==

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	* Antimicrobial Susceptibilities and Clinical Sources of ''Facklamia'' Species. ''Antimicrob Agents Chemother''. 2000;44(8):2130-2132. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.44.8.2130-2132.2000 10.1128/aac.44.8.2130-2132.2000]		* Antimicrobial Susceptibilities and Clinical Sources of ''Facklamia'' Species. ''Antimicrob Agents Chemother''. 2000;44(8):2130-2132. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.44.8.2130-2132.2000 10.1128/aac.44.8.2130-2132.2000]

	{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Facklamia''		{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Facklamia''}}
	[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]		[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]

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	* Antimicrobial Susceptibilities and Clinical Sources of ''Facklamia'' Species. ''Antimicrob Agents Chemother''. 2000;44(8):2130-2132. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.44.8.2130-2132.2000 10.1128/aac.44.8.2130-2132.2000]		* Antimicrobial Susceptibilities and Clinical Sources of ''Facklamia'' Species. ''Antimicrob Agents Chemother''. 2000;44(8):2130-2132. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.44.8.2130-2132.2000 10.1128/aac.44.8.2130-2132.2000]
	{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Facklamia'' ~~species}}~~		{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Facklamia''
	[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]		[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]

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	== Background ==		==Background==

	=== Microbiology ===		===Microbiology===

	* Genus of [[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Shape::cocci]] in chains or diplococci (or for ''F. languida'', in clusters)		*Genus of [[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Shape::coccus\|cocci]] in chains or diplococci (or for ''F. languida'', in clusters)
	* Previously would have been identified as a [[Viridans group streptococci\|viridans group streptococcus]]		*Previously would have been identified as a [[Viridans group streptococci\|viridans group streptococcus]]
	* Includes five species:		*Includes five species:
	** ''Facklamia hominis''		**''Facklamia hominis''
	** ''Facklamia ignava''		**''Facklamia ignava''
	** ''Facklamia languida''		**''Facklamia languida''
	** ''Facklamia sourekii''		**''Facklamia sourekii''
	** ''Faklamia tabacinasalis''		**''Faklamia tabacinasalis''

	== Clinical Presentation ==		==Clinical Presentation==

	* Rare opportunistic pathogen primarily presenting with bacteremia		*Rare opportunistic pathogen primarily presenting with bacteremia
	* Case reports of vaginitis, wound infection, abscess, meningitis, and osteomyelitis		*Case reports of vaginitis, wound infection, abscess, meningitis, and osteomyelitis

	== Management ==		==Management==

	* Similar to [[viridans groups streptococci]]		*Similar to [[viridans groups streptococci]]
	* Often susceptible to penicillins and cephalosporins, but not always (20 to 50% resistance)		*Often susceptible to penicillins and cephalosporins, but not always (20 to 50% resistance)

			== Further Reading ==

			* Antimicrobial Susceptibilities and Clinical Sources of ''Facklamia'' Species. ''Antimicrob Agents Chemother''. 2000;44(8):2130-2132. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.44.8.2130-2132.2000 10.1128/aac.44.8.2130-2132.2000]
	{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Facklamia'' species}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Facklamia'' species}}
	[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]		[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]

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== Background ==

=== Microbiology ===

* Genus of [[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Shape::cocci]] in chains or diplococci (or for ''F. languida'', in clusters)
* Previously would have been identified as a [[Viridans group streptococci|viridans group streptococcus]]
* Includes five species:
** ''Facklamia hominis''
** ''Facklamia ignava''
** ''Facklamia languida''
** ''Facklamia sourekii''
** ''Faklamia tabacinasalis''

== Clinical Presentation ==

* Rare opportunistic pathogen primarily presenting with bacteremia
* Case reports of vaginitis, wound infection, abscess, meningitis, and osteomyelitis

== Management ==

* Similar to [[viridans groups streptococci]]
* Often susceptible to penicillins and cephalosporins, but not always (20 to 50% resistance)

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Facklamia'' species}}
[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]