title: Bacteremia caused by Solobacterium moorei in a patient with acute proctitis and carcinoma of the cervix.
abstract: We describe a case of Solobacterium moorei bacteremia in a 43-year-old woman presenting with acute proctitis complicating radiotherapy for cervical carcinoma. Phenotypic tests failed to identify the bacterium, which was subsequently identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. 16S rRNA gene sequencing could help better define the pathogenicity of S. moorei.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Susanna K P
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Jade L L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Kit-Wah
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Norris K H
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kenneth H L
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Kam-Yu
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Chau
authors.forename: Tak-Lun
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Que
authors.forename: Patrick C Y
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Kwok-Yung
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Yuen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D011349:Proctitis / Q000150:complications*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D008973:Tenericutes / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000532:radiotherapy
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S