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Enterococcus hirae, an unusual pathogen in humans causing urinary tract infection in a patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia: first case report in Algeria
- Source :
- New Microbes and New Infections, New Microbes and New Infections, Wiley Online Library 2015, 8, pp.7-9. ⟨10.1016/j.nmni.2015.08.003⟩, New Microbes and New Infections, Vol 8, Iss C, Pp 7-9 (2015), New Microbes and New Infections, 2015, 8, pp.7-9. ⟨10.1016/j.nmni.2015.08.003⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2015.
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Abstract
- International audience; Enterococcus hirae is a zoonotic pathogen rarely isolated from human infections. This case is the first description of E. hirae causing urinary tract infection in a diabetic man with benign prostatic hyperplasia from Algeria. The clinical isolate was identified by MALDI-TOF MS and displayed a multisensitivity antibiotic profile.
- Subjects :
- Enterococcus hirae
[SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases
Algeria
MALDI-TOF MS
lcsh:RC109-216
urinary tract infection
prostate enlargement
[SDV.MHEP.UN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Urology and Nephrology
lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases
Subjects
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20522975
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- New Microbes and New Infections, New Microbes and New Infections, Wiley Online Library 2015, 8, pp.7-9. ⟨10.1016/j.nmni.2015.08.003⟩, New Microbes and New Infections, Vol 8, Iss C, Pp 7-9 (2015), New Microbes and New Infections, 2015, 8, pp.7-9. ⟨10.1016/j.nmni.2015.08.003⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.dedup.wf.001..1c46f8e6109d71097a67e93a9e3e87dc