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==Background==

===Microbiology===

*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]]
*Includes five species:
**''Facklamia hominis''
**''Facklamia ignava''
**''Facklamia languida''
**''Facklamia sourekii''
**''Faklamia tabacinasalis''
*Often isolated from animal specimens, although some think that it may be human flora of vagina, skin, or gut

==Clinical Presentation==

*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]], [[Bacterial meningitis|meningitis]], and [[osteomyelitis]]

==Management==

*Similar to [[viridans groups streptococci]]
*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]

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[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]