First Report of Human Urinary Tract Infection Caused by <i>Lactococcus petauri</i>
<i>Lactococcus petauri</i> is a recently described species of the genus <i>Lactococcus</i>. It was reported as an etiological agent of piscine lactococcosis together with <i>Lactococcus garvieae</i>. <i>L. garvieae</i> was already described as an oppor...
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| author | Silvia Colussi Paolo Pastorino Marino Prearo Simona Sciuto Fabio Bondavalli Pier Luigi Acutis Elena Bozzetta Francesco Amisano Angelo Salerno |
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| description | <i>Lactococcus petauri</i> is a recently described species of the genus <i>Lactococcus</i>. It was reported as an etiological agent of piscine lactococcosis together with <i>Lactococcus garvieae</i>. <i>L. garvieae</i> was already described as an opportunistic pathogen in human infections, with a potential zoonotic role. This paper represents the first report of a human urinary tract infection caused by <i>L. petauri</i>. A 91-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department for a femur fracture consequent to a domestic accident. The fracture was reduced by surgery and a catheterized specimen urine culture revealed a high bacterial load sustained by Gram-positive cocci, identified by Vitek 2 compact as <i>L. garvieae</i>, and subsequently as <i>L. petauri</i> through Internal Transcribed spacer 16S-23S r-RNA amplification. The number of <i>L. petauri</i> infections in humans is expected to rise in the near future mainly due to diagnostic improvement. A dedicated survey on <i>L. garvieae</i> and <i>L. petauri</i> infections in humans should be performed to better understand their role as pathogens and as zoonotic agents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b9534b5fa2984742930597e43c5dbcc52023-11-19T17:28:58ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072023-10-011110258310.3390/microorganisms11102583First Report of Human Urinary Tract Infection Caused by <i>Lactococcus petauri</i>Silvia Colussi0Paolo Pastorino1Marino Prearo2Simona Sciuto3Fabio Bondavalli4Pier Luigi Acutis5Elena Bozzetta6Francesco Amisano7Angelo Salerno8Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, ItalyScuola di Specializzazione in Microbiologia e Virologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Clinico-Chirurgiche, Diagnostiche e Pediatriche, Università Degli Studi di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, ItalyS.S. Microbiologia, Ospedale SS Antonio e Margherita, 15057 Tortona, Italy<i>Lactococcus petauri</i> is a recently described species of the genus <i>Lactococcus</i>. It was reported as an etiological agent of piscine lactococcosis together with <i>Lactococcus garvieae</i>. <i>L. garvieae</i> was already described as an opportunistic pathogen in human infections, with a potential zoonotic role. This paper represents the first report of a human urinary tract infection caused by <i>L. petauri</i>. A 91-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department for a femur fracture consequent to a domestic accident. The fracture was reduced by surgery and a catheterized specimen urine culture revealed a high bacterial load sustained by Gram-positive cocci, identified by Vitek 2 compact as <i>L. garvieae</i>, and subsequently as <i>L. petauri</i> through Internal Transcribed spacer 16S-23S r-RNA amplification. The number of <i>L. petauri</i> infections in humans is expected to rise in the near future mainly due to diagnostic improvement. A dedicated survey on <i>L. garvieae</i> and <i>L. petauri</i> infections in humans should be performed to better understand their role as pathogens and as zoonotic agents.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/10/2583<i>Lactococcus garvieae</i>urinary tract infectionlactococcosis |
| spellingShingle | Silvia Colussi Paolo Pastorino Marino Prearo Simona Sciuto Fabio Bondavalli Pier Luigi Acutis Elena Bozzetta Francesco Amisano Angelo Salerno First Report of Human Urinary Tract Infection Caused by <i>Lactococcus petauri</i> Microorganisms <i>Lactococcus garvieae</i> urinary tract infection lactococcosis |
| title | First Report of Human Urinary Tract Infection Caused by <i>Lactococcus petauri</i> |
| title_full | First Report of Human Urinary Tract Infection Caused by <i>Lactococcus petauri</i> |
| title_fullStr | First Report of Human Urinary Tract Infection Caused by <i>Lactococcus petauri</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | First Report of Human Urinary Tract Infection Caused by <i>Lactococcus petauri</i> |
| title_short | First Report of Human Urinary Tract Infection Caused by <i>Lactococcus petauri</i> |
| title_sort | first report of human urinary tract infection caused by i lactococcus petauri i |
| topic | <i>Lactococcus garvieae</i> urinary tract infection lactococcosis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/10/2583 |
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