Bacteremia caused by Veillonella dispar in an oncological patient
F Cobo, V Pérez-Carrasco, JA García-Salcedo… - Anaerobe, 2020 - Elsevier
Veillonella dispar is a Gram-negative anaerobic coccus involved in only a few human
diseases. We report the second case of bacteremia due to this microorganism in an elderly
patient. A 72-year-old man with a history of bladder cancer presented with diarrhea,
vomiting, and fever for 48 hours. After the diagnosis of septic shock, four sets of blood
cultures were taken, and three of them yielded V. dispar. Resistance to metronidazole,
penicillin, and piperacillin-tazobactam was documented. Treatment with clindamycin was …
diseases. We report the second case of bacteremia due to this microorganism in an elderly
patient. A 72-year-old man with a history of bladder cancer presented with diarrhea,
vomiting, and fever for 48 hours. After the diagnosis of septic shock, four sets of blood
cultures were taken, and three of them yielded V. dispar. Resistance to metronidazole,
penicillin, and piperacillin-tazobactam was documented. Treatment with clindamycin was …