The first reported case of pelvic inflammatory disease caused by Actinobaculum massiliense

Anaerobe. 2019 Feb:55:93-95. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.11.006. Epub 2018 Nov 12.

Abstract

We report the first case of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) caused by Actinobaculum massiliense. A 53-year-old woman attended the emergency department with symptoms compatible with a PID episode, finally resolved by intramuscular antibiotic treatment. Actinobaculum sp. was isolated by culture, and A. massiliense was confirmed by matrix assisted laser desorption time-of-flight mass spectrometry and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Only a few cases of A. massiliense infections have been reported, and the pathogenesis of infections by these bacteria is poorly understood. The introduction of new diagnostic methods into hospital routines will improve the detection of new and little-studied pathogens.

Keywords: Actinobaculum massiliense; Emerging infection; Genital infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actinomycetaceae / classification
  • Actinomycetaceae / genetics
  • Actinomycetaceae / isolation & purification*
  • Actinomycetales Infections / diagnosis*
  • Actinomycetales Infections / drug therapy
  • Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intramuscular
  • Middle Aged
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / diagnosis*
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / drug therapy
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / microbiology*
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S