Alfraji Nasam, Douedi Steven, Akoluk Arda, Dattadeen Jaraad, Fune Lito, Liu Edward
Department of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ, 07753, USA.
Department of Infectious Disease, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ, 07753, USA.
IDCases. 2020 May 11;21:e00807. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00807. eCollection 2020.
is an anaerobic gram variable organism, which commonly causes bacterial vaginosis in women. It is uncommon for this organism to cause a urinary tract infection in males. We present a case of bacteremia in the setting of urolithiasis in an otherwise immunocompetent elderly male. He was treated with metronidazole alone for a 10-day course with resolution of symptoms and negative repeat blood cultures. It is important for health care professionals to acknowledge this rare cause of infection in males and adequately treat to prevent increased morbidity and mortality.
是一种厌氧革兰氏可变菌，通常导致女性细菌性阴道病。该菌在男性中引起尿路感染并不常见。我们报告一例免疫功能正常的老年男性在尿路结石情况下发生菌血症的病例。他仅接受了为期10天的甲硝唑治疗，症状缓解，重复血培养结果为阴性。医护人员认识到男性感染的这一罕见原因并进行充分治疗以预防发病率和死亡率增加很重要。
