Streptococcus pseudoporcinus: a rare cause of bacteraemia in an immune-compromised patient

Bichitrananda Swain; Sarita Otta; Priyadarshini Bhoi

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20195935

Authors

Bichitrananda Swain Department of Microbiology, SLN Medical College and Hospital, Koraput, Odisha, India
Sarita Otta Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, S” O” A University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Priyadarshini Bhoi Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, S” O” A University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20195935

Keywords:

Bacteremia, ß-haemolytic Streptococcus, Immuno-compromise, Streptococcus pseudoporcinus, VITEK-2

Abstract

Streptococcus pseudoporcinus, a ß-haemolytic Streptococcus is known to cause genital infections. Author report a rare case of Streptococcus pseudoporcinus bacteremia in an immune-compromised male patient diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia eight months back. The organism was identified as a beta hemolytic bacterium which was catalase negative, oxidase positive and bacitracin resistant. Automated methods (VITEK-2) confirmed the organism to be Streptococcus pseudoporcinus.

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

References

Collins MD, Farrow J, Katic V, Kandler O. Taxonomic studies on streptococci of serological groups E, P, U and V: description of Streptococcus porcinus sp. nov. Syst Applied Microbiol. 1984;5(3):402-13.

Bekal S, Gaudreau C, Laurence RA, Simoneau E, Raynal L. Streptococcus pseudoporcinus sp. nov., a novel species isolated from the genitourinary tract of women. J Clin Microbiol. 2006;44(7):2584-6.

Facklam R, Elliott J, Pigott N, Franklin AR. Identification of Streptococcus porcinus from human sources. J Clin Microbiol. 1995;33(2):385-8.

Gaudreau C, Simoneau E, Labrecque O, Laurence RA, Laferriere C, Miller M, et al. Epidemiological, biochemical and antimicrobial susceptibility characteristics of Streptococcus pseudoporcinus isolated in Quebec, Canada, from 1997 to 2006. J Med Microbiol. 2007;56(12):1620-4.

Martin C, Fermeaux V, Eyraud JL, Aubard Y. Streptococcus porcinus as a cause of spontaneous preterm human stillbirth. J Clin Microbiol. 2004;42(9):4396.

Shuman RD, Wessman GE. Swine abscesses caused by Lancefield's group E streptococci. XII. Specificity of serological tests for their detection with relation to nongroupable beat memolytic streptococci. Cornell veterinarian. 1974.

Holzman C, Leventhal JM, Qiu H, Jones NM, Wang J, BV Study Group. Factors linked to bacterial vaginosis in nonpregnant women. Am J Pub Health. 2001;91(10):1664-70.