Isolation of Aggregatibacter aphrophilus from a patient with acute appendicitis.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
; 15(7): 845-7, 2011 Jul.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21780555
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency. The etiology and pathophysiology of appendicitis have been well investigated. Aggregatibacter aphrophilus is a fastidious gram-negative coccobacilli. Detection of this organism in clinical samples and its differentiation from Haemophilus aphrophilus or from Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in routine microbiology settings could be difficult.METHODS:
In this rare case, we report the isolation of Aggregatibacter aphrophilus from the appendix of a 14-year-old boy presented with acute appendicitis. The genotypic method using 16S rRNA sequencing was used for identification of the organism at species level.CONCLUSION:
This case highlights the importance of detecting fastidious and rare microorganisms such as Aggregatibacter aphrophilus that could be associated with acute appendicitis.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Appendicite
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Appendice vermiforme
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Haemophilus paraphrophilus
Type d'étude:
Prognostic_studies
Limites:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Langue:
En
Journal:
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Sujet du journal:
FARMACOLOGIA
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TOXICOLOGIA
Année:
2011
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Malaisie