Prosthetic joint infection caused by Mediterraneibacter gnavus following total knee arthroplasty, challenges in anaerobic bacteria identification.

Background: Mediterraneibacter gnavus is a Gram positive, non-sporulated, obligate anaerobe diplococci. It was first described in 1974 by Moore et al. (under the name Ruminococcus gnavus) from faeces and contents of the gastrointestinal tract of humans.

[Labial adhesions: review of the literature].

Introduction: Fusion of the labia or sinequia vulvae is a common and benign finding in the pediatric female population. The reported incidence is 0.3-3.