First case of bone infection caused by Paenibacillus turicensis

F. Quénard; C. Aubry; M. Palmieri; S. Edouard; P. Parola; J.-C. Lagier

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2016.02.004

New Microbes and New Infections (May 2016)

First case of bone infection caused by Paenibacillus turicensis

F. Quénard,
C. Aubry,
M. Palmieri,
S. Edouard,
P. Parola,
J.-C. Lagier

Affiliations

F. Quénard: Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, CHU Timone, Pôle Maladies Infectieuses, Service de Maladies Infectieuses Aigues, France
C. Aubry: Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, CHU Timone, Pôle Maladies Infectieuses, Service de Maladies Infectieuses Aigues, France
M. Palmieri: d'Orthopédie et de traumatologie, Hôpital Européen, France
S. Edouard: Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, CHU Timone, Pôle Maladies Infectieuses, Fédération de Microbiologie, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, France
P. Parola: Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, CHU Timone, Pôle Maladies Infectieuses, Service de Maladies Infectieuses Aigues, France
J.-C. Lagier: Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, CHU Timone, Pôle Maladies Infectieuses, Service de Maladies Infectieuses Aigues, France

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2016.02.004
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. C
pp. 45 – 46

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Paenibacillus spp. are bacteria present in the environment but are rarely isolated in humans. Here we report the first case of bone infection caused by Paenibacillus turicensis and a second case of human infection caused by this bacterium.

Published in New Microbes and New Infections

ISSN: 2052-2975 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/new-microbes-and-new-infections

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