Endocardite à Streptococcus uberis chez un nourrisson atteint d'un canal atrioventriculaire

Bouskraoui, M.; Benbachir, M.; Abid, Abdalnabi J

doi:10.1016/s0929-693x(99)80237-1

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“…The patient was treated with surgical drainage and cefuroxime, clindamycin and penicillin. In addition, endocarditis in a child with Down syndrome and an atrioventricular canal has also been reported [ 10 ]. A case of postoperative S. uberis endophthalmitis after phacoemulsification and vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic nephropathy has been described in a patient with diabetes and end-stage renal disease on peritoneal dialysis [ 11 ].…”

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Streptococcus uberis and Staphylococcus aureus forefoot and blood stream co-infection in a haemodialysis patient: a case report

2015

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BackgroundStreptococcus uberis, the most frequent cause of mastitis in lactating cows, is considered non-pathogenic for humans. Only a few case reports have described human infections with this microorganism, which is notoriously difficult to identify.Case presentationWe report the case of a 75-year-old male haemodialysis patient, who developed a severe foot infection with osteomyelitis and bacteraemia. Both Streptococcus uberis and Staphylococcus aureus were identified in wound secretion and blood samples using mass spectrometry. The presence of Streptococcus uberis was confirmed by superoxide dismutase A sequencing. The patient recovered after amputation of the forefoot and antibiotic treatment with ampicillin/sulbactam. He had probably acquired the infection while walking barefoot on cattle pasture land.ConclusionThis is the first case report of a human infection with Streptococcus uberis with identification of the microorganism using modern molecular technology. We propose that Staphylococcus aureus co-infection was a prerequisite for deep wound and bloodstream infection with Streptococcus uberis.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12882-015-0069-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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