Leptotrichia amnionii, an Emerging Pathogen of the Female Urogenital Tract

Leptotrichia amnionii, a recently described, very fastidious, gram-negative anaerobic bacterium, is an opportunistic pathogen of the female urogenital tract. We report a case of second-trimester abortion in a patient with chorioamnionitis and L. amnionii bacteremia and a case of renal abscess in a f...

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Published inJournal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 45; no. 7; pp. 2344 - 2347
Main Authors Thilesen, Carina M, Nicolaidis, Mikael, Lökebö, Jan Eirik, Falsen, Enevold, Jorde, Anne Tomine, Müller, Fredrik
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.07.2007
Subjects
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Biological and medical sciences
Case Reports
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - microbiology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fusobacteriaceae Infections - diagnosis
Fusobacteriaceae Infections - microbiology
Humans
Leptotrichia
Leptotrichia - isolation & purification
Microbiology
Urinary Tract Infections - microbiology
Bacteria
Female
Leptotrichia
Microbiology
Urogenital system
Bacteroidaceae
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Summary:Leptotrichia amnionii, a recently described, very fastidious, gram-negative anaerobic bacterium, is an opportunistic pathogen of the female urogenital tract. We report a case of second-trimester abortion in a patient with chorioamnionitis and L. amnionii bacteremia and a case of renal abscess in a female 5 weeks postpartum.
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Microbiology Department, Alfred Hospital, P.O. Box 315, Prahran 3181, Australia. Phone: 61 3 9076 3089. Fax: 61 3 9076 2227. E-mail: C.Thilesen@alfred.org.au
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
1098-5530
DOI:10.1128/jcm.00167-07