Open AccessRare case of Prevotella pleuritidis lung abscess
Author(s) -
Abuzar A Asif,
Moni Roy,
Sharjeel Ahmad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2020-235960
Subject(s) - prevotella , medicine , anaerobic bacteria , obligate , lung abscess , microbiology and biotechnology , lung , obligate anaerobe , abscess , pathology , biology , bacteria , anaerobic exercise , surgery , physiology , genetics , ecology
Prevotella genus comprises of obligate anaerobic, gram-negative bacteria that are commensal organisms of oral cavity, gut and vaginal mucosa. Although many Prevotella species have well-established pathogenicity with respect to pulmonary infections, rarely has Prevotella pleuritidis been isolated as a cause of lung abscess. We present a rare case of left lower lobe lung abscess due to P. pleuritidis identified using next-generation sequencing of microbial cell-free DNA testing. A brief review of the literature regarding Prevotella species pulmonary infections, use of next-generation cell-free DNA testing early in the evaluation, antibiotic susceptibility and resistance is also a part of this report.