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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2024

First reported human case of isolation of Vagococcus fluvialis from the urine of a former zoo clerk in Japan: a case report.

Hiroyuki Kitano, Hiroki Kitagawa, Kayoko Tadera, Kohei Saito, Yuki Kohada, Kenshiro Takemoto, Kohei Kobatake, Yohei Sekino, Keisuke Hieda, Hiroki Ohge and 1 more

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hiroyuki KitanoDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 734-8551, Hiroshima, Japan. tanokin@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
Hiroki KitagawaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Hiroshima University Hospital, 734-8551, Hiroshima, Japan.
Kayoko TaderaDepartment of Clinical Practice and Support, Hiroshima University Hospital, 734-8551, Hiroshima, Japan.
Kohei SaitoDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 734-8551, Hiroshima, Japan.
Yuki KohadaDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 734-8551, Hiroshima, Japan.
Kenshiro TakemotoDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 734-8551, Hiroshima, Japan.
Kohei KobatakeDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 734-8551, Hiroshima, Japan.
Yohei SekinoDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 734-8551, Hiroshima, Japan.
Keisuke HiedaDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 734-8551, Hiroshima, Japan.
Hiroki OhgeDepartment of Clinical Practice and Support, Hiroshima University Hospital, 734-8551, Hiroshima, Japan.
Nobuyuki HinataDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 734-8551, Hiroshima, Japan.
Hiroshima University · JPHiroshima University Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVagococcal infections are extremely rare in humans. There are limited studies on the optimal methods for identification, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and clinical manifestations of vagococcal infections. Herein, we report a patient with a urinary tract infection who had Vagococcus fluvialis in the urine. CASE PRESENTATION: An 84-year-old man presented to our urology department with a fever that had persisted for several days. He previously worked as a zoo clerk. The patient underwent a left nephroureterectomy for ureteral cancer 5 years ago, and total cystectomy and right cutaneous ureterostomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer 1 year prior. He was empirically treated with 500 mg of levofloxacin intravenously every 24 h for the urinary tract infection. V. fluvialis was detected in his urine samples and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was detected in his urine and blood samples. Two bacterial species were identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. He was administered intravenous levofloxacin for approximately 1 week, followed by oral levofloxacin for another week, after which the infections were eradicated.

conclusionsTo the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of V. fluvialis detected in human urine in Japan. Vagococcus spp. is commonly isolated from fish or animals, and based on the patient's work history, it is possible that the patient was a carrier because of transmission from animals.

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Gram-Positive CocciUrinary Tract InfectionsAged, 80 and overEnterococcaceaeHumansJapanLevofloxacinMaleSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationLevofloxacinUrinary tract infectionVagococcus fluvialisZoo clerk

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