title: Identification and Clinical Significance of Helcococcus kunzii in Human Samples.
abstract: From 2008 to 2013, 39 Helcococcus kunzii strains were collected from human clinical specimens (79% from foot ulcers), and 85% of the 39 patients were infected. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry and molecular methods accurately identified all isolates. This large study of clinical observations confirms the potential pathogenic role of H. kunzii.
authors.affiliation: CH de Cahors, Laboratoire de Biologie, Cahors, France.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vergne
authors.affiliation: CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie and CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, Caen, France Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, EA4655 (Équipe Antibio-Résistance), Caen, France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guérin
authors.affiliation: ADMED, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Reto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lienhard
authors.affiliation: CH de Cahors, Laboratoire de Biologie, Cahors, France.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Le Coustumier
authors.affiliation: CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie and CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, Caen, France.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Daurel
authors.affiliation: CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie and CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, Caen, France Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, EA4655 (Équipe Antibio-Résistance), Caen, France.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Isnard
authors.affiliation: CHU de Toulouse, Service de Bactériologie-Hygiène, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marty
authors.affiliation: GH Cochin-Hôtel Dieu-Broca, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Service de Bactériologie and CNR des Streptocoques, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Poyart
authors.affiliation: CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie and CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, Caen, France Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, EA4655 (Équipe Antibio-Résistance), Caen, France cattoir-v@chu-caen.fr.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cattoir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D000068536:Bacillota / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents