title: Peritoneal infection due to Peptoniphilus harei in a patient with intestinal occlusion.
abstract: Peptoniphilus harei is a Gram-positive anaerobic coccus mainly involved in polymicrobial infections. We report a case of peritoneal infection in a patient with intestinal occlusion. A 48-year-old woman presented with ascitis after an occlusive syndrome. Culture of peritoneal fluid resulted on P. harei isolation. Treatment was performed and resolution of this infection was documented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain. Electronic address: fernando.cobo.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cobo
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Granger
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sampedro
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Navarro-Marí
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001201:Ascites / Q000382:microbiology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005260:Female; D000068536:Bacillota / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications*; D007813:Laparotomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Anaerobe; Occlusive syndrome; Peptoniphilus harei; Peritoneal fluid