Open AccessClinical Characteristics of Chronic Lung Abscess Associated with Parvimonas micra Diagnosed Using Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing
Author(s) -
Yaping Zhang,
Ping Song,
Ruhui Zhang,
Yake Yao,
Lisha Shen,
Qiang Ma,
Jianying Zhou,
Hua Zhou
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s304569
Subject(s) - medicine , lung abscess , bronchoalveolar lavage , metronidazole , abscess , lung , lung cancer , biopsy , surgery , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Parvimonas micra ( P. micra ) is a Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium distributed in the oral cavity, with a potential to become pathogenic causing lung abscess. Due to the lack of specificity of symptoms and the difficulty in culture, the diagnosis of lung abscess associated with P. micra is delayed. It is essential to elucidate the clinical characteristics of lung abscess associated with P. micra .