title: Spondylodiscitis due to anaerobic bacteria about a case of Parvimonas micra infection.
abstract: Parvimonas micra is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We report a case of spondylodiscitis caused by P. micra, a rarely reported Gram positive cocci. The case was an elderly patient with joint surgery and ischaemic heart disease history. Infection resolved after adequate antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Equipe Mobile de Microbiologie Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris, France. Electronic address: bpilmis@hpsj.fr.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pilmis
authors.affiliation: Service de Rhumatologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Israel
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Le Monnier
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mizrahi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000068536:Bacillota / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Parvimonas micra; Spondylodiscitis