Clostridium sordellii Brain Abscess Diagnosed by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing
- 1 September 2010
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 48 (9) , 3443-3444
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00307-10
Abstract
Clostridium sordellii is usually associated with skin and soft tissue infections. We describe the first case to our knowledge of a Clostridium sordellii -associated brain abscess, diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, expanding the microbiological spectrum of brain abscesses, with emphasis on the role of 16S rRNA gene PCR in their etiologic diagnosis.Keywords
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