Identification and Clinical Significance of Helcococcus kunzii in Human Samples.

Authors :: Vergne A
Guérin F
Lienhard R
Le Coustumier A
Daurel C
Isnard C
Marty N
Poyart C
Cattoir V
Source :: Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2015 Aug; Vol. 53 (8), pp. 2703-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 May 20.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: From 2008 to 2013, 39 Helcococcus kunzii strains were collected from human clinical specimens (79% from foot ulcers), and 85% of the 39 patients were infected. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry and molecular methods accurately identified all isolates. This large study of clinical observations confirms the potential pathogenic role of H. kunzii.<br /> (Copyright © 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.)

Subjects :: Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Female
Firmicutes chemistry
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections pathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Young Adult
Bacteriological Techniques methods
Firmicutes classification
Firmicutes isolation & purification
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections epidemiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections microbiology
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization methods

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