Enterococcus raffinosus infection in an immunosuppressed patient: case report and review of the literature.
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.
Freyaldenhoven
Bettina Sigrid
BS
Institute of Medical Microbiology, National Reference Centre for Streptococci, University of Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52057 Aachen, Germany. bfreyaldenhoven@ukaachen.de
Schlieper
Georg
G
Lütticken
Rudolf
R
Reinert
Ralf Réné
RR
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