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.
Département de Microbiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brest, Brest, France. hery@univ-brest.fr
Geneviève
G
Héry-Arnaud
Alexandra
A
Doloy
Séverine
S
Ansart
Geneviève
G
Le Lay
Anne
A
Le Flèche-Matéos
Romuald
R
Seizeur
Michel
M
Garré
Christopher
C
Payan
Anne
A
Bouvet
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