title: Bacterial pericarditis caused by Lactobacillus iners in an infant.
abstract: We report the case of a 6-month-old male infant with bacterial pericarditis due to Lactobacillus iners. Although the culture of pericardial fluid was negative, L. iners was identified by 16S rRNA gene amplification by polymerase chain reaction and a subsequent sequence analysis. This weakly pathogenic bacterium could develop a severe infection in infants.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
authors: Kenji
authors: K
authors: Murata
authors: Takayuki
authors: T
authors: Hoshina
authors: Mitsumasa
authors: M
authors: Saito
authors: Kiyofumi
authors: K
authors: Ohkusu
authors: Kenichiro
authors: K
authors: Yamamura
authors: Yoshihisa
authors: Y
authors: Tanoue
authors: Kenji
authors: K
authors: Ihara
authors: Toshiro
authors: T
authors: Hara
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S