title: First report of human infection due toStreptococcus devriesei.
abstract: So far,Streptococcus devriesei, which belongs to themutansstreptococci group, has been incriminated in the formation of caries inEquidae. We report the first human infection due to this species in a 54-year-old man with gangrenous cholecystitis. The patient was treated successfully by cholecystectomy and ceftriaxone.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie digestive, APHP, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tammaro
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, APHP, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, APHP, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Andre
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, APHP, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France; INSERM, IAME, UMR 1137, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Université Paris Diderot, IAME, UMR 1137, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andremont
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, APHP, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France; INSERM, IAME, UMR 1137, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Université Paris Diderot, IAME, UMR 1137, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mammeri
keywords: Bile; cholecystitis; devreisei; infection; mutans