Case report: Successful management of Parvimonas micra pneumonia mimicking hematogenous Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia

Parvimonas micra is an anaerobic Gram-positive coccus frequently found in the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract, but rarely in the lung. Therefore, pneumonia caused by P. micra is also rare. Although there are some reports of P. micra related pneumonia due to aspiration or blood-borne infection...

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Main Authors: Yanmei Feng, Chunxia Wu, Xiaohui Huang, Xia Huang, Li Peng, Rui Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.1017074/full