Bloodstream infections due to Peptoniphilus spp.: report of 15 cases.

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    • Abstract:
      Peptoniphilus spp. are Gram-positive anaerobic cocci ( GPAC) that were formerly classified in the genus Peptostreptococcus. This study describes 15 cases of Peptoniphilus spp. bloodstream infection ( BSI) diagnosed from 2007 to 2011 using 16 S r DNA sequencing in patients with pneumonia, pre-term delivery, soft tissue infection or colon or bladder disease. Seven out of 15 (47%) of these cases had polymicrobial BSIs. One of the isolates was closely related to P. duerdenii (), while the other 14 isolates were most closely related to a Peptoniphilus sp. reference strain (ATCC 29743) and P. hareii (Y07839). Peptoniphilus is a rare but important cause of BSI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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