Actinomycetoma caused by Gordonia westfalica: first reported case of human infection

Bacteria of the genus Gordonia are rarely involved in human infections. We report here the case of a 30-year-old man from Guinea Buissau with mycetoma of the foot. 16S DNA sequencing after surgical biopsy identified Gordonia westfalica. To our knowledge, this is the first report of human infection c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	New microbes and new infections 2020-03, Vol.34, p.100658-100658, Article 100658
Hauptverfasser:	Gueneau, R., Blanchet, D., Rodriguez-Nava, V., Bergeron, E., Soulier, M., Bestandji, N., Demar, M., Couppie, P., Blaizot, R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Actinomyces Gordonia Letter to the Editor Life Sciences Microbiology and Parasitology Mycetoma Neglected tropical disease Spectrum analysis
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Zusammenfassung:	Bacteria of the genus Gordonia are rarely involved in human infections. We report here the case of a 30-year-old man from Guinea Buissau with mycetoma of the foot. 16S DNA sequencing after surgical biopsy identified Gordonia westfalica. To our knowledge, this is the first report of human infection caused by G. westfalica.
ISSN:	2052-2975 2052-2975
DOI:	10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100658