Identification and characterization of a novel α-haemolytic streptococci, Streptococcus parapneumoniae sp. nov., which caused bacteremia with pyelonephritis

• Main Authors: Yuri Katayama (Author), Masatomo Morita (Author), Bin Chang (Author), Daisuke Katagiri (Author), Masahiro Ishikane (Author), Gen Yamada (Author), Kazuhisa Mezaki (Author), Masami Kurokawa (Author), Hideki Takano (Author), Yukihiro Akeda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objectives: We report a case of bacteremia with pyelonephritis in an adult male with an underlying disease caused by α-hemolytic streptococci. α-Hemolytic streptococci were isolated from blood, but it was challenging to identify its species. This study aimed to characterize the causative bacterium S...