Eggerthella lenta
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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
Management
- When found in blood culture without focus, consider CT abdomen to rule out intraabdominal pathology
- Almost always susceptible to amoxicillin-clavulanate acid, cefoxitin, metronidazole, piperacillin-tazobactam, ertapenem, and meropenem
- Generally susceptible to clindamycin
- Occasionally susceptible to fluoroquinolones
- Not reliably susceptible to penicillin
Further Reading
- Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Eggerthella lenta Bacteremia. Clin Micro Rev. 2015;53(2):626-635. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02926-14
