Enterococcus hirae, an unusual pathogen in humans causing urinary tract infection in a patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia: first case report in Algeria
Abstract : Enterococcus hirae is a zoonotic pathogen rarely isolated from human infections. This case is the first description of E. hirae causing urinary tract infection in a diabetic man with benign prostatic hyperplasia from Algeria. The clinical isolate was identified by MALDI-TOF MS and displayed a multisensitivity antibiotic profile.
Nadjette Bourafa, L. Loucif, N Boutefnouchet, Jean-Marc Rolain. 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, Wiley Online Library 2015, 8, pp.7-9. ⟨10.1016/j.nmni.2015.08.003⟩. ⟨hal-01769615⟩