Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6128603 | Anaerobe | 2016 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens is a rare but potentially lethal pathogen. We report a case of A. succiniciproducens bloodstream infection in a 55-year-old man hospitalized for pelvic trauma. The strain was identified by 16sRNA sequencing after several failures of identification by MALDI-TOF MS. The strain was susceptible to beta-lactam antibiotics and ciprofloxacin, but resistant to macrolides and clindamycin. Identification tools must be improved to enhance our knowledge on this rare pathogen and to define optimal therapy.
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Authors
V. Decroix, E. Pluquet, M. Choquet, N. Ammenouche, S. Castelain, R. Guiheneuf,