title: Endocarditis caused by Streptococcus canis: an emerging zoonosis?
abstract: We report a human case of infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus canis. Identification was carried out from positive blood culture using mass spectrometry and SodA gene sequencing. S. canis related zoonotic invasive infections may have been previously underdiagnosed due to inadequate identification of group G Streptococcus species.
authors.affiliation: Medico-Surgical Intensive Care Department, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay Cedex, France. glacave@ch-versailles.fr.
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lacave
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Aymeric
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coutard
authors.affiliation: Medico-Surgical Intensive Care Department, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Troché
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Augusto
authors.affiliation: Medico-Surgical Intensive Care Department, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Stéphanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pons
authors.affiliation: Medico-Surgical Intensive Care Department, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zuber
authors.affiliation: Medico-Surgical Intensive Care Department, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Marlène
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amara
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Couzon
authors.affiliation: Medico-Surgical Intensive Care Department, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bédos
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Béatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pangon
authors.affiliation: Medico-Surgical Intensive Care Department, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grimaldi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: Endocarditis; Group G streptococci; Streptococcus canis; Zoonosis