Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Bacteroides pyogenes causing serious human wound infection from animal bites.
- Journal:
- Anaerobe
- Year:
- 2016
- Authors:
- Lau, Jillian S Y et al.
- Affiliation:
- Monash University · Australia
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
Bacteroides pyogenes is a type of bacteria that normally lives in the mouths of pets like dogs and cats. There have been a few cases where this bacteria has caused serious infections in people, particularly after being bitten by a cat. In a recent report, seven people developed severe infections caused by B. pyogenes, which was detected using a specific testing method called MALDI-TOF MS, but it was missed by another method called VITEK MS. This highlights the importance of using the right tests to identify infections from animal bites.
Abstract
Bacteroides pyogenes is part of the normal oral flora of domestic animals. There is one previous report of human infection, with B. pyogenes bacteremia following a cat bite (Madsen 2011). We report seven severe human infections where B. pyogenes was identified by Bruker matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDTI-TOF MS), but not by VITEK MS and was misidentified by VITEK ANC card.
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