Illustration of the difficulty of identifying Streptococcus equi strains at the subspecies level through a case of endocarditis in an immunocompetent man.
We report a case of endocarditis caused by Streptococcus equi in an immunocompetent patient who was subsequently cured after appropriate antibiotherapy and cardiac surgery. However, it was challenging to identify the strain to the subspecies level, which highlights the necessity of developing reliable molecular tools to discriminate between the subspecies.
AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Hygiène, Paris, France.
Anne Sophie
AS
Daubié
Carine
C
Defrance
Aurélie
A
Renvoisé
Eleodoro
E
Barreda
Cosimo
C
D'Alessandro
Florence
F
Brossier
Vincent
V
Jarlier
Alexandra
A
Aubry
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D018502:Streptococcus equi / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S