Bloodstream infection caused by Bacteroides denticanum, a close relative of Bacteroides pyogenes, misidentified by MALDI TOF- mass spectrometry.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.06.010
Abstract: Bacteroides pyogenes can cause infections in humans. We describe a case of bloodstream infection caused by Bacteroides denticanum that probably originated from a dog bite. MALDI-TOF MS misidentified this new species as B. pyogenes. Subsequent analysis… read more here.
Keywords: maldi tof; bloodstream infection; bacteroides denticanum; caused bacteroides ... See more keywords
Lemierre's Syndrome Due to the Zoonotic Anaerobe Bacteroides pyogenes: Case Report and Literature Review.
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DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piab001
Abstract: Although Fusobacterium necrophorum is well described as an emerging pathogen of acute mastoiditis in young children, infection with other anaerobes can lead to similar severe sequelae including intracranial and extracranial suppurative thrombophlebitis and sepsis. We… read more here.
Keywords: due zoonotic; lemierre syndrome; syndrome due; anaerobe bacteroides ... See more keywords