Vagococcus fluvialis as a causative pathogen of bloodstream and decubitus ulcer infection: Case report and systematic review of the literature

• Published in: Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 359 - 363
• Main Authors: Matsuo, Takahiro, Mori, Nobuyoshi, Kawai, Fujimi, Sakurai, Aki, Toyoda, Makoto, Mikami, Yumiko, Uehara, Yuki, Furukawa, Keiichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2021
• Subjects: Aged; Bacteremia; Case report; Decubitus ulcer; Enterococcaceae; Humans; Male; Pressure Ulcer - drug therapy; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; Vagococcus fluvialis; MALDI-TOF MS; Case report; IV; Decubitus ulcer; Bacteremia; Vagococcus fluvialis

Vagococcal infections are uncommon in humans; there are limited studies on the clinical manifestations, the optimal methods for identifications, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing for vagococcal infections. Here, we have reported a case of Vagococcus fluvialis-induced bacteremia and decubitus...