title: Robinsoniella peoriensis infection following surgery for scoliosis: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Robinsoniella peoriensis was recently identified as a Gram-positive, spore-forming, anaerobic bacillus originally isolated from swine manure storage pits. Seven isolates have been subsequently reported from human sources.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of an infection caused by R. peoriensis in a 45-year-old Caucasian woman after posterior instrumentation correction of idiopathic thoracolumbar scoliosis. The identification was made by culture of samples inoculated onto blood agar and chocolate agar and was confirmed by 16 S ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene sequencing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We discuss similar cases suggesting that R. peoriensis is responsible for health care-associated infections with the colonic flora as a potential source of infection.
authors: Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes, UMR CNRS-6236, IRD189, Méditerranée-Infection, Aix-Marseille-Université, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France. michel.drancourt@univmed.fr.
authors: Nadim
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authors: Jean-Marie
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