title: First report of severe acute otitis media caused by Campylobacter rectus and review of the literature.
abstract: Campylobacter rectus is a member of the human oral flora and is associated with periodontal disease. We report the first case of severe acute otitis media (AOM) due to C. rectus in a previous healthy 15-year-old boy, which was confirmed by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. C. rectus is a possible causative pathogen of AOM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. Electronic address: kakuta-r@med.tohoku.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Risako
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kakuta
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hidaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisakazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
authors.forename: Daiki
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnostics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnostics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaku
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katori
mesh_terms: D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D044883:Campylobacter rectus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
keywords: 16S ribosomal RNA gene; Acute otitis media; Campylobacter rectus