Spondylodiscitis due to anaerobic bacteria about a case of Parvimonas micra infection

B Pilmis; J Israel; A Le Monnier; A Mizrahi

doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.05.013

Spondylodiscitis due to anaerobic bacteria about a case of Parvimonas micra infection

Anaerobe. 2015 Aug:34:156-7. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.05.013. Epub 2015 Jun 9.

Authors

B Pilmis¹, J Israel², A Le Monnier³, A Mizrahi³

Affiliations

¹ Equipe Mobile de Microbiologie Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Service de Rhumatologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris, France.
³ Laboratoire de Microbiologie Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris, France.

PMID: 26067839
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.05.013

Abstract

Parvimonas micra is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We report a case of spondylodiscitis caused by P. micra, a rarely reported Gram positive cocci. The case was an elderly patient with joint surgery and ischaemic heart disease history. Infection resolved after adequate antibiotic therapy.

Keywords: Parvimonas micra; Spondylodiscitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacteria, Anaerobic / classification
Bacteria, Anaerobic / isolation & purification*
Discitis / diagnosis*
Discitis / drug therapy
Discitis / microbiology
Discitis / pathology*
Firmicutes / classification
Firmicutes / isolation & purification*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / pathology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Radiography
Spine / diagnostic imaging
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents