Subcutaneous Infection withDirofilaria immitisNematode in Human, France

Subcutaneous Infection with Dirofilaria spp. Nematode in Human, France

of morphologic and molecular diagnostics is an absence of information on poorly described and characterized pathogens or new pathogens that have yet to be identified. No good algorithm exists to resolve these conflicts other than to explore all possibilities. The diagnosis in the described case is probably best left as a Dirofilaria species of the Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) type, members of which...

Subcutaneous Infection with Dirofilaria immitis Nematode in Human, France

Enterococcus cecorum human infection, France

Enterococcus cecorum is a bacterium of the intestinal tract of many domestic animals that is rarely reported as human pathogen. Here we report the first case of incisional hernia plate infection and the first case of urinary tract colonization due to E. cecorum from patients in Marseille, France.

Human Infection with Sporolactobacillus laevolacticus, Marseille, France

to study protocol, he will be followed for 1 year posttreatment to monitor for relapse. The shortened treatment regimen has several potential benefits for children. The shorter treatment period enables an earlier return to school and social activities, the shorter duration of anti-TB injectable drug use may lessen ototox-icity, and fewer adverse effects and shorter duration could improve treatm...

Report of the first Vagococcus lutrae human infection, Marseille, France

Vagococcus lutrae is a Gram-positive coccus initially isolated from the common otter (Lutra lutra) but that has never been reported as a human pathogen. We describe the first case of human infection due to Vagococcus lutrae in Marseille, France.