title: Submandibular lymphadenitis caused by Mycobacterium  interjectum: contribution of new diagnostic tools.
abstract: Mycobacterium interjectum is a rare causative agent of cervical lymphadenitis. We describe a 2-year-old girl with suspected tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis.Sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene allowed the correct identification of Mycobacterium interjectum. As yet, only nine case reports of infections due to M. interjectum in children have been reported in the literature, and in all of them a correct identification could only be obtained using gene sequencing.
authors.affiliation: Département de Pédiatrie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires de Mont-Godinne, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium.  david.tuerlinckx@uclouvain.be
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tuerlinckx
authors.forename: Maryse
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fauville-Dufaux
authors.forename: Eddy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bodart
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bogaerts
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dupont
authors.forename: Youri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Glupeczynski
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009333:Neck; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S