title: Diagnosis of Aerococcus urinae infections: Importance of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and broad-range 16S rDNA PCR.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Centre, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Opota
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Centre, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prod'hom
authors.affiliation: La Source Hospital, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andreutti-Zaugg
authors.affiliation: La Source Hospital, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dessauges
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Service, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Merz
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Centre, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; Infectious Diseases Service, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: gilbert.greub@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greub
authors.affiliation: La Source Hospital, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chave
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Centre, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jaton
mesh_terms: D056570:Aerococcus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000368:Aged; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S