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=== Microbiology === |
=== Microbiology === |
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* [[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Cellular respiration:: |
* [[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Cellular respiration::anaerobic]] [[Shape::coccus]] within the genus [[Finegoldia]] |
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* Member of the normal flora of the skin, oral cavity, GI tract, and GU tract |
* Member of the normal flora of the skin, oral cavity, GI tract, and GU tract |
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* Usually appear in polymicrobial infections, but can be monomicrobial |
* Usually appear in polymicrobial infections, but can be monomicrobial |
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Latest revision as of 13:56, 20 September 2024
Background
Microbiology
- Gram-positive anaerobic coccus within the genus Finegoldia
- Member of the normal flora of the skin, oral cavity, GI tract, and GU tract
- Usually appear in polymicrobial infections, but can be monomicrobial
Clinical Manifestations
- May be a contaminant of cultures
- Can cause wound, soft tissue, and bone and joint infections
- One of the main species involved in infections of chronic ulcers, including diabetic foot infections, venous stasis ulcers, and pressure injuries
- Case reports of endocarditis, breast abscess, pleural empyema, mediastinitis, chronic balanitis, and bacterial vaginosis
Management
- Almost always susceptible to penicillin, amoxicillin, clindamycin, metronidazole, and vancomycin
- Unclear if susceptible to fluoroquinolones, but they are occasionally used to treat
Further Reading
- Finegoldia magna Isolated from Orthopedic Joint Implant-Associated Infections. J Clin Microbiol. 2017;55(11):3283-3291. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00866-17
