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Marc Sagristà1, Gemma Martin-Ezquerra, Fernando Gallardo
1Department of Dermatology, Sexually Transmitted Infections Unit, Hospital del Mar, Parc de Salut Mar, Passeig Marítim 25-29 Barcelona 08003, Spain. 99115@parcdesalutmar.cat
Abstract:
The authors report a case of an inguinal bubo in a young man caused by an anaerobe, Prevotella bivia, which was acquired during oral sexual intercourse. As far as the authors know, this is the first reported case of a sexually transmitted infection by Prevotella. Prevotella spp. inhabit the oral cavity and are highly prevalent in bacterial vaginosis, a polymicrobial syndrome resulting from replacement of the normal vaginal Lactobacillus spp. flora by high concentrations of anaerobic microorganisms such as Prevotella spp., Mobiluncus spp., Gardnerella vaginalis and other uncultivated anaerobes.
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