Clostridium sordellii brain abscess diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Clostridium sordellii is usually associated with skin and soft tissue infections. We describe the first case to our knowledge of a Clostridium sordellii-associated brain abscess, diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, expanding the microbiological spectrum of brain abscesses, with emphasis on the role of 16S rRNA gene PCR in their etiologic diagnosis.
Valour
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Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, 103 Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69004 Lyon, France. florent.valour@chu-lyon.fr
Boisset
S
S
Lebras
L
L
Martha
B
B
Boibieux
A
A
Perpoint
T
T
Chidiac
C
C
Ferry
T
T
Peyramond
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D
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D047989:Paraclostridium sordellii / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D011859:Radiography; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S