Parvimonas infections

see also:

• clinically important bacteria

• Catalase negative obligate anaerobic Gram-positive cocci
• Parvimonas micra was initially classified as Peptostreptococcus micros but re-classified within the Parvimonas genus in 2006
• a known commensal of the human oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract.
• can be a cause of subacute odontogenic bacterial infections which may lead to septic shock such as:
  • infective endocarditis (including SBE) (anaerobic bacteria account for 2-16% of cases of infective endocarditis)
  • oesophageal fistulae and aorto-oesophageal fistulae
    • oesophageal-pleural fistulae
    • aorto-oesophageal fistulae
  • haematogenous spread abscesses and local infections such as:
    • hepatic abscess
    • psoas abscess
    • mycotic aneurysms
    • intracranial abscesses
    • spinal epidural abscesses
    • spondylodiscitis
    • vertebral osteomyelitis
    • infection of internal hardware fixatures and devices such as prosthetic joints