A case of Slackia exigua bacteremia associated with pyometra in a patient with poor dentition

Kyoung Ree Lim; Jun Seong Son; Soo-Youn Moon

doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102477

A case of Slackia exigua bacteremia associated with pyometra in a patient with poor dentition

Anaerobe. 2022 Feb:73:102477. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102477. Epub 2021 Nov 12.

Authors

Kyoung Ree Lim¹, Jun Seong Son², Soo-Youn Moon³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, South Korea; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, South Korea.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: sooyounmoon78@gmail.com.

PMID: 34780915
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102477

Abstract

We report the first case of Slackia exigua bacteremia related to pyometra. Slackia exigua is an anaerobe that is usually found in the oral cavity and periodontal infections. After two months of treatment with antimicrobial agents, the patient recovered from infection.

Keywords: Bacteremia; Pyometra; Slackia exigua.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Actinobacteria*
Bacteremia* / diagnosis
Bacteremia* / drug therapy
Dentition
Humans
Pyometra*

Supplementary concepts

Slackia exigua