Isolation of Mobiluncus in four cases of extragenital infections in adult women.
In four adult women with various clinical conditions, curved anaerobic bacilli, similar to organisms recently assigned to the new genus Mobiluncus, were isolated from extragenital sources. None of the patients presented symptoms or clinical abnormalities related to the genital tract. The clinical data of these cases are reported and the microbiological findings are briefly described.
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008413:Mastitis / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000382:microbiology