Leptotrichia amnionii, an emerging pathogen of the female urogenital tract.
Leptotrichia amnionii, a recently described, very fastidious, gram-negative anaerobic bacterium, is an opportunistic pathogen of the female urogenital tract. We report a case of second-trimester abortion in a patient with chorioamnionitis and L. amnionii bacteremia and a case of renal abscess in a female 5 weeks postpartum.
Thilesen
Carina M
CM
Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsö, Norway. C.Thilesen@alfred.org.au
Nicolaidis
Mikael
M
Lökebö
Jan Eirik
JE
Falsen
Enevold
E
Jorde
Anne Tomine
AT
Müller
Fredrik
F
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D045825:Fusobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D045183:Leptotrichia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents