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Empyema and bacteremia caused by Parvimonas micra: A case report

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2023
Parvimonas micra is a gram-positive anaerobic coccus (GPAC) that colonizes the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract. Recent advances in bacterial identification have confirmed the clinical importance of Parvimonas micra.
Kenji Yamada, Jumpei Taniguchi, Norihiko Kubota, Taiki Kawai, Reina Idemitsu, Naoki Inoshima, Haruka Fujioka, Yuya Homma, Kentaro Tochigi, Shigenori Yamamoto, Tatsuya Nagai, Ayumu Otsuki, Hiroyuki Ito, Kei Nakashima   +13 more
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Development of the First Tractable Genetic System for Parvimonas micra, a Ubiquitous Pathobiont in Human Dysbiotic Disease.

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Parvimonas micra is a Gram-positive obligate anaerobe and a typical member of the human microbiome. P. micra is among the most highly enriched species at numerous sites of mucosal dysbiotic disease and is closely associated with the development of ...
Justin Merritt, Jens Kreth, Hua Qin
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Anesthetic consideration for patients with micra leadless pacemaker

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2020
MICRA, miniaturized leadless single chamber pacemaker, is inserted directly into the right ventricular myocardium via transcatheter approach. We present a case of a 66-year-old patient with a Micra pacemaker scheduled for kidney-pancreas transplant.
Sathappan Karuppiah, Richard Prielipp, Ratan K Banik   +2 more
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Parvimonas micra promotes carcinogenesis of colorectal cancer through phenyllactic acid‐induced DNA damage [PDF]

Clinical and Translational Medicine
Recent studies have demonstrated the significance of gut microbiota in the colorectal cancer (CRC) pathogenesis. But their role in carcinogenesis remains to be established.
Shuang Guo, Mujia Cao, Jinjie Wu, Wenhao Ma, Dayi Liang, Hongyu Xie, Yanchun Xie, Zhanhao Luo, Peng Lai, Danling Liu, Wanyi Zeng, Jingbiao Zheng, Mengze Xing, Xiqi Yin, Min Xia, Zhen He   +15 more
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Furious lung abscess due to Parvimonas micra

Respirology Case Reports, 2023
Key message Parvimonas micra commonly present in the oral cavity and intestinal tract of humans. P. micra indicating a high virulence, has the potential of forming abscess. The infection of P. micra may require surgical excision.
Shinnosuke Fukushima, Hideharu Hagiya, Hiromichi Naito, Fumio Otsuka   +3 more
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Atypical Presentation of Periprosthetic Joint Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty due to Parvimonas micra

Arthroplasty Today, 2020
There is limited literature reporting the oral pathogen Parvimonas micra as the causative organism of periprosthetic joint infection. Previous reports demonstrate septic arthritis in native or prosthetic joints due to P.
Aimen Vanood
exaly   +3 more sources

Parvimonas micra exacerbates periodontitis by infiltrating host cells through TmpC and circumventing lysosomal elimination via AppAResearch in context [PDF]

EBioMedicine
Summary: Background: Periodontitis poses a significant threat to human oral health, and microorganisms serving as the initiating factor in its pathogenesis. Parvimonas micra (P.
Zixuan Li, Pingping Wang, Haiting Gao, Mengfan Zhi, Xiufeng Gu, Tianyong Sun, Yushang Wang, Song Shen, Xiaomei Ma, Xiaoli Ji, Xiumei Zhang, Dongxu Liu, Qiang Feng   +12 more
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An Intraoperative Fluoroscopic Predictor of Successful Micra Implantation on the Right Ventricular Mid‐Septum [PDF]

Journal of Arrhythmia
Background The Micra transcatheter pacing system has been adopted globally. However, the procedural parameters for safe Micra implantation on the ventricular wall, particularly in the mid‐septum, remain unknown.
Misun Pak, Ken Kakita, Takashi Yamasaki, Tetsuhisa Hattori   +3 more
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Leadless pacemaker technology: clinical evidence of new paradigm of pacing [PDF]

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Despite continuous technological developments, transvenous pacemakers (PM) are still associated with significant immediate and long-term complications, mostly lead or pocket-related.
GIanluigi Bencardino, Roberto Scacciavillani, Maria Lucia Narducci   +2 more
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Comparison of cardiac function before and after Micra implantation using pool scintigraphy and myocardial work: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Leadless pacemakers, specifically Micra (Medtronic), have recently become a preferred alternative to transvenous pacemakers for use in bradyarrhythmia.
Naoya Inoue, MD, Satoru Iwashima, MD, Shuji Morikawa, MD   +2 more
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