Despite the advances made by therapeutic technologies, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are currently still a worldwide problem. Central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are one of the most common causes of HAIs. The cost of CLABSIs is considerable, both for the increase in morbidity and financial resources expenses. Coagulase-negative staphylococci are the common pathogens responsible for CLABSIs, followed by Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococci, and Candida spp. The Enterococcus genus comprises of more than 50 species but E. faecalis and E. faecium are the most common causes of infections in humans. Enterococcus Raffinosus (ER) is a non-faecalis and non-faecium enterococcus even if ER has rarely been proven to be a human pathogen, recent reports of infections caused by enterococci that are relatively resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics by non-p-lactamase mechanisms have included strains of ER. Here we describe a first report of CLABSI due to Enterococcus Raffinosus in a cancer patient.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.7417/CT.2023.5010 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Investigating novel bacteriophage endolysins as potential antimicrobial agents.
Microbiol Spectr
November 2024
Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA.
Unlabelled: As antibiotic resistance has become a major global threat, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urgently called for alternative strategies for control of bacterial infections. Endolysin, a phage-encoded protein, can degrade bacterial peptidoglycan (PG) and disrupt bacterial growth. According to the WHO, there are only three endolysin products currently in clinical phase development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe gut microbiota of wild birds undergoing rehabilitation as a reservoir of multidrug-resistant enterococci in a metropolitan area in Brazil.
Braz J Microbiol
October 2024
Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Enterococci are ubiquitous usually commensal bacteria that can act as opportunistic pathogens frequently associated with resistance to multiple antimicrobial classes. A variety of animals may carry potentially harmful enterococci. In the present work, the occurrence and characteristics of enterococci recovered from the fecal microbiota of wild birds belonging to four families (Accipitridae, Cathartidae, Falconidae and Strigidae) were investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAcute focal bacterial nephritis in an infant referred with apnea caused by mixed infection with Enterococcus raffinosus and Escherichia coli.
J Nippon Med Sch
August 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School Hospital.
A 38-day-old infant was referred to our hospital for evaluation of apnea, fever, and pyuria. Invasive bacterial infection, including meningitis, was suspected because of the presence of apnea. A contrast-enhanced CT scan revealed acute localized bacterial nephritis, and meningitis was ruled out.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntibiotic susceptibility and genome analysis of Enterococcus species isolated from inpatients in one hospital with no apparent outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in Japan.
Microbiol Immunol
August 2024
Department of Bacteriology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
To prevent nosocomial infection, it is important to screen for potential vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) among patients. In this study, we analyzed enterococcal isolates from inpatients in one hospital without any apparent outbreak of VRE. Enterococcal isolates were collected from inpatients at Hiroshima University Hospital from April 1 to June 30, 2021 using selective medium for Enterococci.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpontaneous resolution or antibiotic effectiveness? Reflection on a case of pediatric urinary tract infections caused by Enterococcus raffinosus.
FEMS Microbiol Lett
January 2024
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Heze Municipal Hospital, Heze, Shandong, China.
Enterococcus raffinosus, named by Collins et al. in 1989, is a cocci-shaped bacterium that typically appears in pairs or short chains. As a Gram-positive and non-motile bacterium, it grows at 10°C-45°C, exhibiting negative peroxidase activity [1].
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!