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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2005, p. 5380-5383, Vol. 43, No. 10
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.10.5380-5383.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Bacteremia Caused by a Metronidazole-Resistant Prevotella sp. Strain

Francine Mory,1 Jean-Philippe Carlier,2 Corentine Alauzet,1 Maxime Thouvenin,3 Hélène Schuhmacher,4 and Alain Lozniewski1*

Laboratoire de Bactériologie,1 Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire, Nancy,4 Centre National de Référence des Bactéries Anaérobies et du Botulisme, Institut Pasteur, Paris,2 Laboratoire de Biologie, Centre Hospitalier, Neufchâteau, France3

Received 15 March 2005/ Returned for modification 30 April 2005/ Accepted 3 July 2005

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Central, CHU, 29 Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035 Nancy Cedex, France. Phone: (33) 3-83-85-18-14. Fax: (33) 3-83-85-26-73. E-mail: a.lozniewski{at}chu-nancy.fr.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2005, p. 5380-5383, Vol. 43, No. 10
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.10.5380-5383.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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