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| A Case of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum Bacteremia and Osteomyelitis Diagnosed by 16s rRNA Sequencing |
| Soo Young Bae1, Soomi Choi1, Seung-Ji Kang1, Hee-Chang Jang1, Kyung Hwa Park1, Sook-In Jung1 and Jong-Hee Shin2 |
| Departments of 1Internal Medicine and 2Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea |
Vol.42 Num.4 (p241~243)
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Arcanobacterium haemolyticum is a catalase-negative, aerobic gram-positive rod. It causes pharyngitis, skin and soft tissue infection, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, meningitis, pneumonia, and septicemia. We experienced a case of A. haemolyticum bacteremia and osteomyelitis in a diabetic patient. The organism was misidentified as Cellulomonas species by automated system but correctly identified as A. haemolyticum by 16s rRNA sequencing. |
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Keywords : Arcanobacterium, Bacteremia, Sequence analysis, RNA |
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