Escherichia coli Vertebral Osteomyelitis Diagnosed According to Broad-range 16S rRNA Gene Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).
Intern Med
; 54(24): 3237-40, 2015.
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| ID: mdl-26666620
ABSTRACT
Identifying the causative agent of pyogenic osteomyelitis is often challenging, especially when antibiotics are administered before a biopsy. We herein present a case of osteomyelitis in the cervical vertebrae presenting with progressive paralytic symptoms, in which we successfully identified Escherichia coli from a biopsy specimen using broad-range 16S rRNA gene polymerase chain reaction (PCR) even though sensitive antibiotics had been used for more than 50 days before the biopsy. Broad-range 16S rRNA gene PCR is a useful diagnostic method, especially when prebiopsy antibiotics are unavoidably used for a clinically unstable state.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Osteomielite
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RNA Ribossômico 16S
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Vértebras Cervicais
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Infecções por Enterobacteriaceae
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Escherichia coli
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Intern Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão