Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1B case report: an unusual pathogen in an osteoarticular infection on device

Frédéric Wallet (1) , Anne-Sophie Le Guern (2, 3) , Malo Penven (1) , Eric Senneville (4) , Cyril Savin (2, 3) , Caroline Loïez (1, 4)

1 Institut de Microbiologie [CHRU Lille]
2 Yersinia
3 CNR - Centre National de Référence de la Peste et autres Yersinioses - National Reference Center Plague and Yersinioses
4 CRIOAC-Lille-Tourcoing - Centre de Référence des Infections Ostéo-Articulaires Complexes Nord-Ouest

Yersinia enterocolitica is an aero-anaerobic Gram-negative coccobacilli of the Enterobacteriaceae family, rarely reported in osteoarticular infection.

Keywords: Biotype 1B; Osteoarticular infection; Prosthetic device; Yersinia enterocolitica

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Infectious diseases

Frédéric Wallet, Anne-Sophie Le Guern, Malo Penven, Eric Senneville, Cyril Savin, et al.. Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1B case report: an unusual pathogen in an osteoarticular infection on device. BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020, 20 (1), pp.498. ⟨10.1186/s12879-020-05204-2⟩. ⟨pasteur-02900028⟩