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

Nadjette Bourafa (1, 2, 3) , L. Loucif (1, 4) , N Boutefnouchet (2) , Jean-Marc Rolain (1)

1 URMITE - Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes
2 UBMA - Université Badji Mokhtar Annaba
3 Mohamed Cherif Messaadia University - Université Mohamed-Chérif Messaadia [Souk Ahras]
4 Université Hadj Lakhdar Batna 1

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.

Keywords: Enterococcus hirae; MALDI-TOF MS; Algeria; prostate enlargement; urinary tract infection

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Infectious diseases; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Urology and Nephrology

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, 2015, 8, pp.7-9. ⟨10.1016/j.nmni.2015.08.003⟩. ⟨hal-01769615⟩