Next Article in Journal
A Febrile Old Man with Xanthochromic Hypoglycorrhachia
Previous Article in Journal
Prevalence of Asymptomatic Malaria in HIV-Infected Subjects on Cotrimoxazole Antimalarial Prophylaxis Attending a Tertiary Health Care Center in Southern Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
GERMS
Volume 10
Issue 1
10.18683/germs.2020.1185
germs-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles
GERMS is published by MDPI from Volume 25 Issue 4 (2025). Previous articles were published by another publisher in Open Access under a CC-BY (or CC-BY-NC-ND) licence, and they are hosted by MDPI on mdpi.com as a courtesy and upon agreement with the former publisher Infection Science Forum S.R.L..
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Case Report

An Unusual Case of Fulminant Generalized Peritonitis Secondary to Purulent Salpingitis Caused by Prevotella bivia – Case Report with Literature Review

by
Stoyan Kostov
1,
Stanislav Slavchev
1,
Deyan Dzhenkov
2,
Strahil Strashilov
3 and
Angel Yordanov
4,*
1
Clinic of Gynecology, University Hospital “St. Anna”-Varna, Bulgaria, Bul. Tzar Osvoboditel 100, Varna, Bulgaria
2
Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Forensic Medicine and Deontology, Medical University Varna, Marin Drinov Str 55, Varna, Bulgaria
3
Department of Plastic Restorative, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Medical University Pleven, Bul. Georgi Kochev 8A, Pleven, Bulgaria
4
Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Medical University Pleven, Bulgaria, Bul. Georgi Kochev 8A, Pleven, Bulgaria
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
GERMS 2020, 10(1), 51-54; https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1185
Submission received: 21 October 2019 / Revised: 18 November 2019 / Accepted: 2 December 2019 / Published: 2 March 2020
Versions Notes

Abstract

Introduction: Prevotella bacilli are prevalent in the body as members of the normal flora and in some cases they can be involved in infections throughout the body. Prevotella bivia is a member of a nonpigment group found in the resident flora of the female genital tract and it is occasionally seen in the oral cavity. Case report: We describe the very rare case of a 39-year-old woman with fulminant generalized peritonitis secondary to purulent salpingitis caused by Prevotella bivia. Discussion: In most cases described in the literature, Prevotella bivia was mixed with aerobes and caused bacterial vaginosis and pelvic inflammatory disease, whereas in our case study Prevotella bivia was the only microbe that was isolated. The infection was fulminant and caused generalized peritonitis. Rapid and systemic infections typically occur in immunocompromised hosts, however our patient was in good health condition and immunocompetent. Conclusions: Prevotella bivia may cause rapid and systemic infections, even in immunocompetent hosts. Multidisciplinary team management is mandatory in order to estimate the optimal treatment regimen.
Keywords: Prevotella bivia; fulminant generalized peritonitis; surgery Prevotella bivia; fulminant generalized peritonitis; surgery

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Kostov, S.; Slavchev, S.; Dzhenkov, D.; Strashilov, S.; Yordanov, A. An Unusual Case of Fulminant Generalized Peritonitis Secondary to Purulent Salpingitis Caused by Prevotella bivia – Case Report with Literature Review. GERMS 2020, 10, 51-54. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1185

AMA Style

Kostov S, Slavchev S, Dzhenkov D, Strashilov S, Yordanov A. An Unusual Case of Fulminant Generalized Peritonitis Secondary to Purulent Salpingitis Caused by Prevotella bivia – Case Report with Literature Review. GERMS. 2020; 10(1):51-54. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1185

Chicago/Turabian Style

Kostov, Stoyan, Stanislav Slavchev, Deyan Dzhenkov, Strahil Strashilov, and Angel Yordanov. 2020. "An Unusual Case of Fulminant Generalized Peritonitis Secondary to Purulent Salpingitis Caused by Prevotella bivia – Case Report with Literature Review" GERMS 10, no. 1: 51-54. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1185

APA Style

Kostov, S., Slavchev, S., Dzhenkov, D., Strashilov, S., & Yordanov, A. (2020). An Unusual Case of Fulminant Generalized Peritonitis Secondary to Purulent Salpingitis Caused by Prevotella bivia – Case Report with Literature Review. GERMS, 10(1), 51-54. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1185

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop