Disseminated Infection Caused by Eggerthella lenta in a Previously Healthy Young Man: A Case Report.
Anaerobic bacteria are the predominant normal flora of the mucous membranes which may cause life-threatening disseminated infections and are often difficult to culture from infected sites. Eggerthella (previously known as Eubacteria species) is an anaerobic, nonsporulating, nonmotile, Gram-positive rod that is found in the human colon and feces and has been isolated from various other clinical specimens. We report a case of complicated disseminated anaerobic bacterial infection with Eggerthella lenta in a healthy immunocompetent man causing multiple brain abscesses, liver abscesses, necrotizing pneumonia, and osteomyelitis of the left radial bone. He was successfully treated with empiric penicillin G and metronidazole.
Department of Medicine, The University of Arizona Medical Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.
Ahmad
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Salameh
Stephen A
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Klotz
Tirdad T
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Zangeneh