title: First report of endocarditis caused by a Pseudoclavibacter species.
abstract: We describe the first case of Pseudoclavibacter species endocarditis in a 44-year-old patient. This genus, rarely isolated from humans, confirms here its role as a human pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Institut de Biologie en Santé-PBH, Angers, France.
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pailhoriès
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Institut de Biologie en Santé-PBH, Angers, France.
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lemarié
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Institut de Biologie en Santé-PBH, Angers, France.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quinqueneau
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Institut de Biologie en Santé-PBH, Angers, France.
authors.forename: Matthieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eveillard
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Bypass Unit, University Hospital of Angers, Angers, France.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baufreton
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Angers, Angers, France.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rouleau
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Institut de Biologie en Santé-PBH, Angers, France.
authors.forename: Chetaou
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mahaza
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Institut de Biologie en Santé-PBH, Angers, France.
authors.forename: Marie-Laure
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Joly-Guillou
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Institut de Biologie en Santé-PBH, Angers, France makempf@chu-angers.fr.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kempf
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S