First reported Tannerella forsythia infection in a patient with extensive bronchiectasis: a case report
Tannerella forsythia infection was common in oral diseases but less reported in lung diseases. This report presents a patient with bronchiectasis who was infected by Tannerella forsythia and subsequently hospitalized with symptoms including fever, progressive cough, sputum production, and shortness...
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| description | Tannerella forsythia infection was common in oral diseases but less reported in lung diseases. This report presents a patient with bronchiectasis who was infected by Tannerella forsythia and subsequently hospitalized with symptoms including fever, progressive cough, sputum production, and shortness of breath. A chest computed tomography (CT) scan revealed multiple bilateral pulmonary bronchiectasis with signs of infection. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid primarily detected Tannerella forsythia. Treatment with Piperacillin-tazobactam and ornidazole resulted in a favorable outcome. This case first reported a patient with extensive bronchiectasis infected by Tannerella forsythia and provided an effective treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4dbe39c3fbf7432baefeb5a4348144982025-08-20T02:20:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2025-04-011210.3389/fmed.2025.15715061571506First reported Tannerella forsythia infection in a patient with extensive bronchiectasis: a case reportCongli FuYilan SunChun ChenTannerella forsythia infection was common in oral diseases but less reported in lung diseases. This report presents a patient with bronchiectasis who was infected by Tannerella forsythia and subsequently hospitalized with symptoms including fever, progressive cough, sputum production, and shortness of breath. A chest computed tomography (CT) scan revealed multiple bilateral pulmonary bronchiectasis with signs of infection. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid primarily detected Tannerella forsythia. Treatment with Piperacillin-tazobactam and ornidazole resulted in a favorable outcome. This case first reported a patient with extensive bronchiectasis infected by Tannerella forsythia and provided an effective treatment.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1571506/fullnon-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasisoral pathogenTannerella forsythiamNGsantibiotics |
| spellingShingle | Congli Fu Yilan Sun Chun Chen First reported Tannerella forsythia infection in a patient with extensive bronchiectasis: a case report Frontiers in Medicine non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis oral pathogen Tannerella forsythia mNGs antibiotics |
| title | First reported Tannerella forsythia infection in a patient with extensive bronchiectasis: a case report |
| title_full | First reported Tannerella forsythia infection in a patient with extensive bronchiectasis: a case report |
| title_fullStr | First reported Tannerella forsythia infection in a patient with extensive bronchiectasis: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | First reported Tannerella forsythia infection in a patient with extensive bronchiectasis: a case report |
| title_short | First reported Tannerella forsythia infection in a patient with extensive bronchiectasis: a case report |
| title_sort | first reported tannerella forsythia infection in a patient with extensive bronchiectasis a case report |
| topic | non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis oral pathogen Tannerella forsythia mNGs antibiotics |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1571506/full |
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