Misidentification of Streptococcus uberis as a Human Pathogen: A Case Report and Literature Review
Streptococcus uberis is an environmental bacterium responsible for bovine mastitis. It is occasionally described as a human pathogen, though in most cases the identification was based on biochemical phenotyping techniques. This report shows that the biochemical phenotyping may incorrectly identify...
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doaj-bdfc940248b747b29c15b8ab01a643d72020-11-24T23:48:41ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97121878-35112015-04-0133C798110.1016/j.ijid.2015.01.002Misidentification of Streptococcus uberis as a Human Pathogen: A Case Report and Literature ReviewEnea Gino Di Domenico0Luigi Toma1Grazia Prignano2Lorella Pelagalli3Andrea Police4Claudia Cavallotti5Riccardo Torelli6Maurizio Sanguinetti7Fabrizio Ensoli8Department of Clinical Pathology and Microbiology, San Gallicano Dermatology Institute, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Infectious Disease, San Gallicano Dermatology Institute, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Clinical Pathology and Microbiology, San Gallicano Dermatology Institute, Rome, ItalyIntensive Care Medicine, National Cancer Institute “Regina Elena”, Rome, ItalyHepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, National Cancer Institute “Regina” Elena, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Dermatology, San Gallicano Dermatology Institute, Rome, ItalyInstitute of Microbiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, ItalyInstitute of Microbiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Clinical Pathology and Microbiology, San Gallicano Dermatology Institute, Rome, Italy Streptococcus uberis is an environmental bacterium responsible for bovine mastitis. It is occasionally described as a human pathogen, though in most cases the identification was based on biochemical phenotyping techniques. This report shows that the biochemical phenotyping may incorrectly identify Enterococcus faecium as S. uberis. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215000041CancerEnterococcus faeciumHepatic metastasisSoft tissue infectionStreptococcus uberis |
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Enea Gino Di Domenico Luigi Toma Grazia Prignano Lorella Pelagalli Andrea Police Claudia Cavallotti Riccardo Torelli Maurizio Sanguinetti Fabrizio Ensoli Misidentification of Streptococcus uberis as a Human Pathogen: A Case Report and Literature Review International Journal of Infectious Diseases Cancer Enterococcus faecium Hepatic metastasis Soft tissue infection Streptococcus uberis |
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Enea Gino Di Domenico Luigi Toma Grazia Prignano Lorella Pelagalli Andrea Police Claudia Cavallotti Riccardo Torelli Maurizio Sanguinetti Fabrizio Ensoli |
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Misidentification of Streptococcus uberis as a Human Pathogen: A Case Report and Literature Review |
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Misidentification of Streptococcus uberis as a Human Pathogen: A Case Report and Literature Review |
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Misidentification of Streptococcus uberis as a Human Pathogen: A Case Report and Literature Review |
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Misidentification of Streptococcus uberis as a Human Pathogen: A Case Report and Literature Review |
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Misidentification of Streptococcus uberis as a Human Pathogen: A Case Report and Literature Review |
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misidentification of streptococcus uberis as a human pathogen: a case report and literature review |
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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1201-9712 1878-3511 |
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2015-04-01 |
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Streptococcus uberis is an environmental bacterium responsible for bovine mastitis. It is occasionally described as a human pathogen, though in most cases the identification was based on biochemical phenotyping techniques. This report shows that the biochemical phenotyping may incorrectly identify Enterococcus faecium as S. uberis.
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Cancer Enterococcus faecium Hepatic metastasis Soft tissue infection Streptococcus uberis |
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