Fatal Selenomonas sputigena septicemia probably originating from lung abscess.
A case of fatal septicemia with Selenomonas sputigena in an immunocompromised patient is reported. The patient had a lung abscess from which the septicemia is believed to have originated. In contrast to the only other case reported in the literature, the isolate from our patient was characterized by very slow and difficult growth.
D000328:Adult; D006089:Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*