Enterococcus hirae, an unusual pathogen in humans causing urinary tract infection in a patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia: first case report in Algeria

New Microbes New Infect. 2015 Aug 17:8:7-9. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.08.003. eCollection 2015 Nov.

Abstract

Enterococcus hirae is a zoonotic pathogen rarely isolated from human infections. This case is the first description of E. hirae causing urinary tract infection in a diabetic man with benign prostatic hyperplasia from Algeria. The clinical isolate was identified by MALDI-TOF MS and displayed a multisensitivity antibiotic profile.

Keywords: Algeria; Enterococcus hirae; MALDI-TOF MS; prostate enlargement; urinary tract infection.