Bacteremia caused by a metronidazole-resistant Prevotella sp. strain

J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Oct;43(10):5380-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.10.5380-5383.2005.

Abstract

Metronidazole resistance among Prevotella spp. is rare. We report here the first case of bacteremia due to a high-level metronidazole-resistant Prevotella sp. responsible for treatment failure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Bacteroidaceae Infections / drug therapy
  • Bacteroidaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Genes, rRNA
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Metronidazole / pharmacology*
  • Metronidazole / therapeutic use
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Prevotella / classification
  • Prevotella / drug effects*
  • Prevotella / genetics
  • Prevotella / isolation & purification
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Treatment Failure

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Metronidazole

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AY957555
  • GENBANK/AY957556