Identification of Streptomyces spp. in a Clinical Sample: Always Contamination? Results of a French Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Streptomyces are environmental gram-positive bacilli that can cause ubiquitous mycetoma and, more rarely, invasive infections. We describe the clinical relevance of Streptomyces spp. identified in human samples and characteristics of patients with invasive Streptomyces infections.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective (2006-2017) study of Streptomyces isolates identified in clinical samples in French microbiology laboratories. Streptomyces genus was confirmed by a specific 16S rRNA polymerase chain reaction, and antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed by disk diffusion and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole minimum inhibitory concentration (E-test) if resistance was suspected. Patient characteristics, treatments, and outcomes w

SUBMITTER: Gras E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9290580 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature