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* Anaerobic, non-sporulating, [[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Shape::bacillus]]
* Anaerobic, non-sporulating, [[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Shape::bacillus]]

== Clinical Manifestations ==

* Most commonly associated with GI tract illness or with infected sacral ulcer
* Can either be monomicrobial (including disseminated infection) or, more commonly, polymicrobial with an intraabominal infection


== Further Reading ==
== Further Reading ==

Revision as of 18:18, 23 May 2021

Background

  • Anaerobic, non-sporulating, Gram-positive bacillus

Clinical Manifestations

  • Most commonly associated with GI tract illness or with infected sacral ulcer
  • Can either be monomicrobial (including disseminated infection) or, more commonly, polymicrobial with an intraabominal infection

Further Reading

  • Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Eggerthella lenta Bacteremia. Clin Micro Rev. 2015;53(2):626-635. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02926-14