Veillonella parvula bacteremia without an underlying source

J Clin Microbiol. 1996 Dec;34(12):3235-6. doi: 10.1128/jcm.34.12.3235-3236.1996.

Abstract

Veillonella parvula is an anaerobic gram-negative coccus that is part of the normal human flora. It has rarely been identified as a pathogen in humans, and the most frequently reported infection caused by V. parvula is osteomyelitis. We report a case of bacteremia unrelated to a central venous catheter and without an underlying source of infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia / complications
  • Bacteremia / etiology*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / complications
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / etiology*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neuroblastoma / complications
  • Opportunistic Infections / complications
  • Opportunistic Infections / etiology
  • Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
  • Veillonella / classification
  • Veillonella / isolation & purification
  • Veillonella / pathogenicity*