Abstract
Parvimonas micra isolations are usually part of polymicrobial infections and the pathogenic role of this microrganism is still debated. We describe here a large series of hospitalized patients diagnosed with Parvimonas micra infections and discuss the clinical and therapeutic management and the outcome of these infections.
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MB conceived the study. MB, DP, EB, and BB write the manuscript. MC, GL, and CDB collected data. GML performed the microbiological analysis. All the authors revised the final version of the manuscript.
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Piccinini, D., Bernasconi, E., Carelli, M. et al. Parvimonas micra a new potential pathogen in hospitalized patients: a case series from 2015–2022. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 42, 903–906 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-023-04617-6
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