Isolation of Eggerthella lenta from A Cutaneous Abscess Formed at Post-trauma Suture Site

Year 2020, Volume: 10 Issue: 04, 230 - 233, 15.12.2020

Kavita Vijay Chaudhari Rakhi Biswas Meghna C Sujatha Sistla Kadambari Dharanipragada Balasubramanian Krishnan Akhilesh R

https://doi.org/10.5799/jmid.839489

https://izlik.org/JA56MG48CY

Abstract

Eggerthella lenta is an emerging pathogen. Its laboratory identification is difficult and hence only limited data is available on its disease spectrum. We report an occurrence of a polymicrobial infection in a cutaneous abscess formed at post-trauma suture site, with rare isolation of this anaerobe, in a healthy immunocompetent man. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2020; 10(4): 230-233.

Keywords

: Eggerthella lenta , wound infection , anaerobic bacteria

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