Veillonella
From IDWiki
Veillonella
- Nonfermentative, nonmotile, anaerobic Gram-negative coccus
- Normal oral, respiratory, intestinal, and vaginal flora
- Veillonella parvula is most common clinically relevant species
- Generally susceptible to cefoxitin, tetracycline, moxifloxacin, clindamycin, and metronidazole1
- Less reliable susceptibility to vancomycin, piperacillin-tazobactam, and ampicillin
References
- ^ Junli Li, Hejing Wang, Na Li, Yikui Zhang, Xin Lü, Bianfang Liu. Antibiotic susceptibility and biofilm-forming ability of Veillonella strains. Anaerobe. 2022;78:102667. doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2022.102667.
