Isolation of Enterococcus avium from bile and blood in a patient with acute cholecystitis.
The isolation of Enterococcus avium from bile fluid and blood of an uncompromised patient with acute cholecystitis is reported. As advanced identification of Enterococcus sp. by biochemical and physiological tests is not routinely done, the occurrence of E. avium infections may be underestimated.
Verhaegen
J
J
Department of Microbiology, St Rafaël University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium.
Pattyn
P
P
Hinnekens
P
P
Colaert
J
J
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D001646:Bile / Q000382:microbiology*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male