title: Bacteremia caused by a metronidazole-resistant Prevotella sp. strain.
abstract: Metronidazole resistance among Prevotella spp. is rare. We report here the first case of bacteremia due to a high-level metronidazole-resistant Prevotella sp. responsible for treatment failure.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre Hopitalier, Neufchateau, France.
authors.forename: Francine
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mory
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Carlier
authors.forename: Corentine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alauzet
authors.forename: Maxime
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thouvenin
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schuhmacher
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lozniewski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016866:Bacteroidaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D018720:Prevotella / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D008795:Metronidazole