Enterococcus cecorum septicemia in a malnourished adult patient

G Greub; L A Devriese; B Pot; J Dominguez; J Bille

doi:10.1007/BF02447923

Enterococcus cecorum septicemia in a malnourished adult patient

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1997 Aug;16(8):594-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02447923.

Authors

G Greub¹, L A Devriese, B Pot, J Dominguez, J Bille

Affiliation

¹ Clinical Bacteriology Laboratory, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 9323472
DOI: 10.1007/BF02447923

Abstract

Enterococcus cecorum, a species typically isolated from chicken, pigs, calves, horses, ducks, cats, dogs, and canaries, was isolated from the blood of a patient with severe septicemia. The isolate was identified by conventional biochemical tests. Identity as Enterococcus cecorum was confirmed by SDS-PAGE analysis of whole cell protein. This is the first report of the isolation of Enterococcus cecorum in a clinical setting.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Blood / microbiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Enterococcus / classification*
Enterococcus / isolation & purification
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Imipenem / therapeutic use
Nutrition Disorders / complications*
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / blood
Sepsis / diagnosis
Sepsis / drug therapy
Sepsis / microbiology*
Species Specificity
Thienamycins / therapeutic use

Substances

RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Thienamycins
Imipenem