Parvimonas micra bacteremia following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: A new route of infection.

Abstract

Parvimonas micra is an anaerobic, Gram-positive coccus belonging to oral, gastrointestinal and genital flora, rarely causing infections in humans. It was mainly deemed to cause bacteremia, septic bone and cerebral infections in patients which have undergone dental procedures or with suboptimal dental hygiene. We report the first case of Parvimonas micra bacteremia following endoscopic retrograde colangiopancreatography performed due to choledocholithiasis in a patient with good oral health. Identification of P. micra was finally performed by Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (VITEK MS system, bioMérieux, Marcy l'Étoile, France). All cases reported in english language of Parvimonas micra infections after medical procedure are reviewed in order to alert clinicians about new possible routes of infection of this emerging pathogen.

• Authors: Matteo Boattini, Gabriele Bianco, Rossana Cavallo, Cristina Costa
• Journal: Anaerobe (Anaerobe) Vol. 54 Pg. 136-139 (Dec 2018) ISSN: 1095-8274 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 30217496 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Aged, 80 and over
• Bacteremia (etiology, microbiology)
• Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde (adverse effects)
• Firmicutes (genetics, isolation & purification, physiology)
• France
• Humans
• Male
• Postoperative Complications (etiology, microbiology)
• Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization