Hematogenous long Bone osteomyelitis by Prevotella (Bacteroides) Melaninogenicus

Abstract

Anaerobic infections are difficult to recognize and may lead to life threatening complications. We present the case of an acute Provotella hematogenous infection of the humerus in a previously healthy adult patient, treated with a two-stage surgical treatment, emphasizing on the importance of the radical surgical debridement and the selection of the appropriate antimicrobial agents. To our knowledge such an acute hematogenous infection has not been previously reported in the literature.



doi:10.4021/jocmr465w