title: Bacteroides pyogenes causing serious human wound infection from animal bites.
abstract: Bacteroides pyogenes is part of the normal oral flora of domestic animals. There is one previous report of human infection, with B. pyogenes bacteremia following a cat bite (Madsen 2011). We report seven severe human infections where B. pyogenes was identified by Bruker matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDTI-TOF MS), but not by VITEK MS and was misidentified by VITEK ANC card.
authors: Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash University, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia. Electronic address: jillian_lau@hotmail.com.
authors: Jillian S Y
authors: JSY
authors: Lau
authors: Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash University, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia; Department of Microbiology, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia.
authors: Tony M
authors: TM
authors: Korman
authors: Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash University, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia.
authors: Alex
authors: A
authors: Yeung
authors: Department of Microbiology, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia.
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Streitberg
authors: Department of Microbiology, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia.
authors: Michelle J
authors: MJ
authors: Francis
authors: Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash University, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia; Department of Microbiology, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia.
authors: Maryza
authors: M
authors: Graham
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
keywords: Animal bite; Bacteroides pyogenes; Mass spectometry; Microbiology