title: Enterococcus raffinosus infection in an immunosuppressed patient: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Enterococcus raffinosus rarely occurs in humans. We describe the case of a haematoma infected by E. raffinosus in a 72-year-old patient undergoing immunosuppressive therapy. This study confirms the results of previous reports about the pathogenic potential of this bacterium in humans.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, National Reference Centre for Streptococci, University of Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52057 Aachen, Germany. bfreyaldenhoven@ukaachen.de
authors.forename: Bettina Sigrid
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Freyaldenhoven
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schlieper
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lütticken
authors.forename: Ralf Réné
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Reinert
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography