First case of Streptococcus oligofermentans endocarditis determined based on sodA gene sequences after amplification directly from valvular samples.
We report the first case of infection due to Streptococcus oligofermentans, which is a recently described oral Streptococcus species. It was responsible for the endocarditis and left forearm abscess of a 43-year-old woman. Identification was made using molecular techniques performed directly from valvular and surgical samples.
Matta
Matta
M
AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Service de Microbiologie, Paris, France.
Gousseff
Marie
M
Monsel
Fabien
F
Poyart
Claire
C
Diebold
Benoît
B
Podglajen
Isabelle
I
Mainardi
Jean-Luc
JL
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C095500:SodA protein, Bacteria; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase