We report a case of non-ventilator-associated nosocomial pneumonia and septicemia due to
Dolosigranulum pigrum
, a rare gram-positive opportunistic pathogen. The organism was isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and blood of a debilitated patient.
D. pigrum
was identified after 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
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