A case of bloodstream infection caused by Ruminococcus gnavus without gastrointestinal involvement

A case of bloodstream infection caused by Ruminococcus gnavus without gastrointestinal involvement

We report a case of bloodstream infection due to Ruminococcus gnavus (R. gnavus) associated with pelvic abscess in a 74-year-old female patient undergoing radiotherapy for cervical cancer. Gram staining of positive anaerobic blood cultures revealed short chains of gram-positive cocci. Matrix-assiste...

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Main Authors: Tomoki Furutani, Hiroyuki Kitano, Kenichiro Ikeda, Satoshi Shirane, Yumiko Koba, Seiya Kashiyama, Hiroki Kitagawa, Kohei kobatake, Keisuke Hieda, Hiroki Ohge, Nobuyuki Hinata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Ruminococcus gnavus
Bloodstream infection
Piperacillin/tazobactam
Gastrointestinal involvement
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023032188

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