ANAEROBIC INFECTION

Background and Aim:Vaginosis due to bacteroides fragilis is a rare disorder .This article describes a case of bacteroides fragilis vaginosis in a patient and review the cases of vaginosis due to this anaerobic bacterium in medical literatureMethods:Bacteroides fragilis may be isolated as a single agent, such as in blood cultures, or more typically from mixed infections. The organism is aerotolerant, but requires an anaerobic environment to propagate. Simple identification from blood cultures includes Gram stain and growth on anaerobic agar and LKV agarResults:We emphasize that Bacteriodis fragilis is a rare agent of vaginosis and these patients should be carefully evaluated for the complications associated with this anaerobic infection.Conclusion:Bacteroides fragilis is an anaerobic Gram-negative rod and constitutes 1% to 2% of the normal colonic bacterial micro flora in humans.

Keywords:

Bacteroides fragilis , Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria