Corynebacterium accolens-associated pelvic osteomyelitis.
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.
Wong
Jenny S J
JS
Department of Microbiology, Canterbury Health Laboratories, P.O. Box 151, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand.
Seaward
Lois M
LM
Ho
Carmen P
CP
Anderson
Trevor P
TP
Lau
Esther O C
EO
Amodeo
Matthew R
MR
Metcalf
Sarah C L
SC
Pithie
Alan D
AD
Murdoch
David R
DR
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S