Corynebacterium kutscheri Infection of Skin and Soft Tissue following Rat Bite

Corynebacterium kutscheri Infection of Skin and Soft Tissue following Rat Bite

Corynebacterium kutscheri is a common bacterium isolated from the oral cavity of healthy mice and rats. We report the first well-documented case of C. kutscheri human infection which followed a rat bite. The microorganism was identified by conventional biochemical tests and confirmed by 16S rRNA gen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2007-10, Vol.45 (10), p.3468-3469
Hauptverfasser: Holmes, Natasha E, Korman, Tony M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Bites and Stings - complications
Case Reports
Corynebacterium - classification
Corynebacterium - genetics
Corynebacterium - isolation & purification
Corynebacterium Infections - etiology
Corynebacterium kutscheri
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Rats - microbiology
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics
Skin Diseases, Bacterial - etiology
Soft Tissue Infections - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:Corynebacterium kutscheri is a common bacterium isolated from the oral cavity of healthy mice and rats. We report the first well-documented case of C. kutscheri human infection which followed a rat bite. The microorganism was identified by conventional biochemical tests and confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
1098-5530
DOI:10.1128/JCM.00607-07