[Tele-nursing: an innovation in geriatrics]. / Le télésuivi infirmier, une innovation en gériatrie.

The World Health organization programme Integrated Care for Older People involves the long-term monitoring of the many senior citizens who are registered. It is made possible by tele-nursing, but requires new skills for the nursing who implement it.

Endocarditis caused by Streptococcus canis: an emerging zoonosis?

We report a human case of infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus canis. Identification was carried out from positive blood culture using mass spectrometry and SodA gene sequencing. S. canis related zoonotic invasive infections may have been previously underdiagnosed due to inadequate identification of group G Streptococcus species.