Postpartum septic arthritis of pubic symphysis due to Sneathia sanguinegens, Sneathia vaginalis, and Mageeibacillus indolicus: Contribution of clinical metagenomics

Aude Nguyen; Ludovica Ferrero; Vladimir Lazarevic; Nadia Gaia; Begoña Martinez de Tejada; Jacques Schrenzel; Nadia Berkane

New Microbes and New Infections (Jun 2023)

Postpartum septic arthritis of pubic symphysis due to Sneathia sanguinegens, Sneathia vaginalis, and Mageeibacillus indolicus: Contribution of clinical metagenomics

Aude Nguyen,
Ludovica Ferrero,
Vladimir Lazarevic,
Nadia Gaia,
Begoña Martinez de Tejada,
Jacques Schrenzel,
Nadia Berkane

Affiliations

Aude Nguyen: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, rue Gabriel-Perret-Gentil 4, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland; Corresponding author. Division of Infectious Disease, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211. Genève, 14, Switzerland.
Ludovica Ferrero: Department of Woman, Child and Adolescent, Geneva University Hospitals, Boulevard de la Cluse 30, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland
Vladimir Lazarevic: Genomic Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Rue Michel Servet 1, 1206 Geneva, Switzerland
Nadia Gaia: Genomic Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Rue Michel Servet 1, 1206 Geneva, Switzerland
Begoña Martinez de Tejada: Department of Woman, Child and Adolescent, Geneva University Hospitals, Boulevard de la Cluse 30, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland
Jacques Schrenzel: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, rue Gabriel-Perret-Gentil 4, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland; Genomic Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Rue Michel Servet 1, 1206 Geneva, Switzerland
Nadia Berkane: Department of Woman, Child and Adolescent, Geneva University Hospitals, Boulevard de la Cluse 30, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland; Hirslanden Private Hospital “Les Grangettes“, Chemin des Grangettes, 7, 1224, Chêne-Bougeries, Switzerland; Corresponding author. Dr Nadia Berkane Hirslanden Private Hospital “Les Grangettes“, Chemin des Grangettes, 7 1224, Chêne-Bougeries, Switzerland.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 53
p. 101112

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Sneathia sanguinegens, Sneathia vaginalis, and Mageeibacillus indolicus have been recently described in the female genital tract. We present the first case of a postpartum septic arthritis of the pubic symphysis due to these organisms, identified by next generation sequencing.

Published in New Microbes and New Infections

ISSN: 2052-2975 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/new-microbes-and-new-infections/

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