Bindu Potugari

Department of Internal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA

[ 1 ] - Parvimonasmicra bacteremia in a patient with colonic carcinoma

Background: Parvimonas micra is a gram-positive anaerobe and a part of the normal commensal flora of the gastrointestinal tract. Factors predisposing to anaerobic bacteremia include malignant neoplasms, periodontal disease, immune deficiencies, chronic renal insufficiency, decubitus ulcers and perforated abdominal viscus. Cases of Parvimonas bacteremia in a patient with esophageal carcinoma and...

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