title: Ribosomal RNA sequence analysis of Brucella infection misidentified as Ochrobactrum anthropi infection.
abstract: A Brucella isolate was identified from purulent material collected during a hip surgery. Two previous blood cultures from the same patient yielded Ochrobactrum anthropi. After rRNA sequencing, all the isolates were identified as Brucella species and subsequently serotyped as Brucella suis. Misidentification of Brucella species remains a problem with bacterial identification systems.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA. rhorvat@kumc.edu
authors.forename: Rebecca T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Horvat
authors.forename: Wissam
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: El Atrouni
authors.forename: Kassem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hammoud
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hawkinson
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cowden
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D041021:Brucella suis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006615:Hip / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020621:Ochrobactrum anthropi / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S