Clinical laboratoryHumansLiver CirrhosisGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAscitic Fluid
Ruminococcus Gnavus Infection Detected in Ascites Fluid in a Patient with Cirrhosis.
Yanghu Xie, Xiaoxia Wang, Xingya Yan, Xiaona Yin, Chuchu Xu, Ting Zhang, Xi Wang, Fangbing Du, Xiaoqiong Wang, Yongsheng Wang
Published: 202510.7754/Clin.Lab.2025.250344
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Ruminococcus gnavus (R. gnavus) is a gram-positive, anaerobic diplococcus that does not form spores and significantly influences human gut microbiota composition. Its presence in ascitic fluid is exceedingly rare and typically associated…
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