Globicatella sanguinis meningitis associated with human carriage.
Globicatella sanguinis is a rare cause of acute meningitis. We demonstrated human carriage of Globicatella by identifying cefotaxime-resistant strains in groin and rectal specimens 9 months after invasive infection. The pathogenic strain isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid and the carriage strains were accurately identified by sodA gene sequence analysis.
Héry-Arnaud
Geneviève
G
Département de Microbiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brest, Brest, France. hery@univ-brest.fr
Doloy
Alexandra
A
Ansart
Séverine
S
Le Lay
Geneviève
G
Le Flèche-Matéos
Anne
A
Seizeur
Romuald
R
Garré
Michel
M
Payan
Christopher
C
Bouvet
Anne
A
D056567:Aerococcaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000494:pharmacology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006119:Groin / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C095500:SodA protein, Bacteria; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D002439:Cefotaxime