title: Misidentification of Streptococcus uberis as a human pathogen: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Streptococcus uberis is an environmental bacterium responsible for bovine mastitis. It is occasionally described as a human pathogen, though in most cases the identification was based on biochemical phenotyping techniques. This report shows that the biochemical phenotyping may incorrectly identify Enterococcus faecium as S. uberis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology and Microbiology, San Gallicano Dermatology Institute, Rome, Italy; Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Charles Darwin", University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: enea.didomenico@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Enea Gino
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Di Domenico
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, San Gallicano Dermatology Institute, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Toma
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology and Microbiology, San Gallicano Dermatology Institute, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Grazia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prignano
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Medicine, National Cancer Institute "Regina Elena", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Lorella
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pelagalli
authors.affiliation: Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, National Cancer Institute "Regina" Elena, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Police
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, San Gallicano Dermatology Institute, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cavallotti
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Torelli
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanguinetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology and Microbiology, San Gallicano Dermatology Institute, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ensoli
mesh_terms: D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: Cancer; Enterococcus faecium; Hepatic metastasis; Soft tissue infection; Streptococcus uberis