INTRODUCTION
Rothia mucilaginosa is a facultative anaerobic, gram-positive, coagulase-negative bacterium from the genus Rothia , which belongs to the Micrococcae family. It can be detected as part of the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract as normal flora in humans1.
In immunocompromised hosts, it has been implicated in serious infections, such as bacteremia, endocarditis and meningitis2.