Enterococcus hirae, an unusual pathogen in humans causing urinary tract infection in a patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia: First case report in Algeria

New Microbes and New Infections

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 7-9

  Bourafa, N ^a,b,c   Loucif, L ^a,d   Boutefnouchet, N ^b   Rolain, J M ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b BADJI MOKHTAR UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUK AHRAS   (Algeria)

^d University of Batna 2   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Algeria; Enterococcus hirae; MALDI TOF MS; Prostate enlargement; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; CATALASE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; NITROFURAN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; DYSURIA; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; IMPAIRED BLADDER EMPTYING; MALE; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; URETHRAL CATHETER; URINALYSIS; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84942522806     PISSN: 20522975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.08.003     Document Type: Note

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