Eggerthella lenta
From IDWiki
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
