New Microbes and New Infections (Sep 2019)

First case of Campylobacter rectus and Solobacterium moorei mixed bacteraemia successfully identified by MALDI TOF-MS

  • F.G. Genderini,
  • D. Martiny,
  • F. Ponthieux,
  • M.A. Argudín,
  • M. Gomez Galdon,
  • A. Zaarour,
  • C. Garcia,
  • A. Libois,
  • M. Gérard,
  • N. Dauby

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31

Abstract

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Campylobacter rectus and Solobacterium moorei are anaerobic Gram-negative and Gram-positive rods, respectively, that are occasionally members of the human oral flora. Bacteraemia has rarely been reported. We present the first case of mixed C. rectus–S. moorei bacteraemia in an individual with diabetes and human immunodeficiency virus infection. Both bacteria were successfully identified by MALDI-TOF MS. Keywords: 16S rRNA gene sequencing, bacteraemia, Campylobacter rectus, herpes simplex virus type 1, MALDI TOF-MS, oesophagitis, Solobacterium moorei