First report of human infection due to Streptococcus devriesei

P. Tammaro; N. Richard; B. Andre; A. Andremont; H. Mammeri

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2016.11.009

New Microbes and New Infections (Jan 2017)

First report of human infection due to Streptococcus devriesei

P. Tammaro,
N. Richard,
B. Andre,
A. Andremont,
H. Mammeri

Affiliations

P. Tammaro: Service de Chirurgie digestive, APHP, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France
N. Richard: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, APHP, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France
B. Andre: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, APHP, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France
A. Andremont: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, APHP, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France
H. Mammeri: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, APHP, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2016.11.009
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. C
pp. 72 – 73

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So far, Streptococcus devriesei, which belongs to the mutans streptococci group, has been incriminated in the formation of caries in Equidae. 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.

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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