Enterococcus avium Infection: Not Only for the Birds
Enterococcus avium a non faecalis-faecium enterococcus is rarely detected in humans. We report two cases of gangrenous appendicitis where surgical specimen grew E.avium. One of them had E.avium bacteremia and presented with shock. E.avium would be given significance in the clinical setting.
Authors
- Partha Sarathi Jana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7263-9581)
- Rajeev N. Soman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1578-9932)
- Geethu Joe
- Satish Pattanshetti
- Samrat Jankar
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Infectious Disease Society
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/cids.cids_31_24
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00