title: Corynebacterium accolens-associated pelvic osteomyelitis.
abstract: Corynebacterium accolens is a rare human pathogen. We encountered a case of C. accolens isolated from a thigh collection in a man with osteomyelitis of the adjacent pubic symphysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Canterbury Health Laboratories, P.O. Box 151, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Jenny S J
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Lois M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Seaward
authors.forename: Carmen P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Trevor P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Esther O C
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Matthew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Amodeo
authors.forename: Sarah C L
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Metcalf
authors.forename: Alan D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Pithie
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Murdoch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D011631:Pubic Symphysis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S