Recovery of anaerobic bacteria from 3 patients with infection at a pierced body site.
We describe 3 adolescents who developed infections due to anaerobes at pierced body sites: the nipple, the umbilicus, and the nasal septum. Anaerobes (Prevotella intermedia and Peptostreptococcus anaerobius) were recovered from pure culture of specimens obtained from 1 patient with nipple infection and were mixed with aerobic bacteria in cultures of specimens obtained from 2 patients (Streptococcus aureus, Peptostreptococcus micros, and Prevotella melaninogenica were recovered from a patient with nasal septum infection, and Bacteroides fragilis and Enterococcus faecalis were recovered from a patient with umbilical infection). The infection resolved in all patients after removal of the ornaments and use of antimicrobial drug treatment.
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Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA. dribrook@yahoo.com
D000293:Adolescent; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000382:microbiology*; D009558:Nipples / Q000382:microbiology*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D011677:Punctures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000382:microbiology*