CASE REPORT

Isolation of Eggerthella lenta from A Cutaneous Abscess Formed at Post-trauma Suture Site

Kavita Vijay Chaudhari¹, Rakhi Biswas¹, Meghna C¹, Sujatha Sistla¹, Kadambari Dharanipragada², Balasubramanian Krishnan³, Akhilesh R³

¹Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Department of Microbiology, Puducherry, India

²Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Department of Surgery, Puducherry, India

³Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Dentistry, Puducherry, India

ABSTRACT

Eggerthella lenta is an emerging pathogen. Its laboratory identification is difficult and hence only limited data is available on its disease spectrum. We report an occurrence of a polymicrobial infection in a cutaneous abscess formed at post-trauma suture site, with rare isolation of this anaerobe, in a healthy immunocompetent man. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2020; 10(4): 230-233.

Keywords: Eggerthella lenta, wound infection, anaerobic bacteria