A case of Slackia exigua bacteremia associated with pyometra in a patient with poor dentition.

Anaerobe

Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address:

Published: February 2022

We report the first case of Slackia exigua bacteremia related to pyometra. Slackia exigua is an anaerobe that is usually found in the oral cavity and periodontal infections. After two months of treatment with antimicrobial agents, the patient recovered from infection.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102477DOI Listing

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