Peritoneal infection due to Peptoniphilus harei in a patient with intestinal occlusion

Fernando Cobo; Javier Rodríguez-Granger; Antonio Sampedro; José María Navarro-Marí

doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.03.009

Peritoneal infection due to Peptoniphilus harei in a patient with intestinal occlusion

Anaerobe. 2017 Apr:44:126-127. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.03.009. Epub 2017 Mar 7.

Authors

Fernando Cobo¹, Javier Rodríguez-Granger², Antonio Sampedro², José María Navarro-Marí²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain. Electronic address: fernando.cobo.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es.
² Department of Microbiology, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.

PMID: 28286023
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.03.009

Abstract

Peptoniphilus harei is a Gram-positive anaerobic coccus mainly involved in polymicrobial infections. We report a case of peritoneal infection in a patient with intestinal occlusion. A 48-year-old woman presented with ascitis after an occlusive syndrome. Culture of peritoneal fluid resulted on P. harei isolation. Treatment was performed and resolution of this infection was documented.

Keywords: Anaerobe; Occlusive syndrome; Peptoniphilus harei; Peritoneal fluid.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Ascites / microbiology
Bacteriological Techniques
Female
Firmicutes / classification
Firmicutes / isolation & purification*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / pathology*
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction / complications*
Laparotomy
Middle Aged
Peritonitis / diagnosis*
Peritonitis / microbiology
Peritonitis / pathology*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents