Slackia exigua, an emerging anaerobic pathogen – isolation from a case of polymicrobial peritonitis and review of literature
Mahalakshmi Kumaresan,
Harshita Agarwal R,
Afzal Muhammed Fysel,
Sangitha Jayagandan,
Rakhi Biswas,
Sudharsanan Sundaramurthi
Affiliations
Mahalakshmi Kumaresan
Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, India
Harshita Agarwal R
Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, India
Afzal Muhammed Fysel
Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, India
Sangitha Jayagandan
Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, India
Rakhi Biswas
Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, India; Corresponding author.
Sudharsanan Sundaramurthi
Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, India
Intra-abdominal infections (IAI) are surgical emergencies ranging from appendicitis to peritonitis and intrahepatic infections. Anaerobic bacteria including Bacteroides spp. and Clostridium spp. cause 30–50 % of these infections. Slackia exigua (S.exigua) is an obligate anaerobe part of the human oral microbiota and has been associated with periodontal problems. In this report, we describe a rare occurrence of polymicrobial infection with four anaerobes including S. exigua in a patient with peritonitis caused by a hidden ileal perforation.
