title: Parvimonas micra as a causative organism of spondylodiscitis: a report of two cases and a literature review.
abstract: Spondylodiscitis caused by Parvimonas micra, a rarely reported infection, might be under-detected using conventional methods. This report of the detection and treatment of two cases of spondylodiscitis due to P. micra and review of the literature indicates that the use of gene sequencing methods might improve the accuracy of diagnosing this infection.
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan. Electronic address: ueueuemura@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Haruka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan.
authors.forename: Kayoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kayo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan; Department of Infectious Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tojo
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan; Department of Infectious Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagamatsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyoshi-Akiyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Saeko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mesaki
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan.
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yanagawa
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sugihara
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kutsuna
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan.
authors.forename: Nozomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shoda
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Akiyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kirikae
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan.
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohmagari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016208:Databases, Factual; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
keywords: 16S rRNA gene sequencing; Anaerobic bacteria; Parvimonas micra; Peptostreptococcus micros; Spondylodiscitis