A neglected pathogen responsible for deep infections: A case report of spondylodiscitis due to Lactobacillus sp

Med Mal Infect. 2017 Jun;47(4):302-303. doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2017.03.006. Epub 2017 Apr 21.

Authors

H Pailhoriès¹, D Sanderink², P Abgueguen², C Lemarié³

Affiliations

¹ Laboratoire de bactériologie, institut de biologie en santé, PBH, CHU, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex, France.
³ Laboratoire de bactériologie, institut de biologie en santé, PBH, CHU, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex, France.

PMID: 28438357
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2017.03.006

No abstract available

Keywords: Lactobacillus casei/paracasei; MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry; Spectrométrie de masse MALDI-TOF; Spondylodiscite; Spondylodiscitis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Discitis / diagnosis
Discitis / drug therapy
Discitis / microbiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections* / diagnosis
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections* / drug therapy
Humans
Lactobacillus*
Male