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KMID : 1100820160060020106
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Laboratory Medicine Online
2016 Volume.6 No. 2 p.106 ~ p.110
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Bacteremia Caused by Eggerthella lenta in an Elderly Patient with an Intra-abdominal Abscess
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Eom Ki-Won
Kim Sol-Iip
Um Tae-Hyun
Cho Chong-Rae
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Abstract
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Eggerthella lenta is an anaerobic, non-spore-forming, non-motile, gram-positive bacillus that can be isolated from human feces and a few other clinical specimens. Bacteremia caused by the organism is rare but, when present, is always of clinical significance. E. lenta is an emerging pathogen that has been under-recognized because of difficulties with its laboratory identification. Few reports on E. lenta infections and the optimal treatment thereof are available. We describe a case of bacteremia caused by E. lenta in an elderly patient with an intra-abdominal abscess. We also review the current literature.
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KEYWORD
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Eggerthella lenta, Bacteremia, Identification
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