Gemella morbillorum bacteremia following total laparoscopic hysterectomy for uterine corpus cancer

Publication date: Available online 5 December 2016 Source:Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy Author(s): Ai Miyoshi, Takashi Miyatake, Mai Nishimura, Asuka Tanaka, Serika Kanao, Masumi Takeda, Mayuko Mimura, Masaaki Nagamatsu, Takeshi Yokoi Gemella morbillorum, a Gram-positive coccus facultative anaerobe, is part of the normal flora of the mucous membranes of the oropharynx, upper respiratory, gastrointestinal, and female genital tracts. However, this species can also cause serious infection. We herein report on a case of bacteremia, accompanied by peritonitis and pleuritis, in a 46-year-old immunocompetent female following a total laparoscopic hysterectomy for endometrial cancer. The case was successfully treated with antibacterial and antifungal agents.
Source: Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy - Category: OBGYN Source Type: research