A Rare Case of Streptococcus cristatus Spondylodiscitis Identified by Bacterial 16S rRNA Polymerase Chain Reaction Sequencing: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature.

molecular techniques osteoarticular infections pcr 16s rrna spondylodiscitis streptococcus cristatus

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Apr 2024
Historique:
accepted: 27 04 2024
medline: 28 5 2024
pubmed: 28 5 2024
entrez: 28 5 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

We report here a rare case of spondylodiscitis due to

Identifiants

pubmed: 38803776
doi: 10.7759/cureus.59127
pmc: PMC11129285
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e59127

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024, Dillie et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Auteurs

Damien Dillie (D)

Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, BEL.

Laurence Bamps (L)

Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, BEL.

Maria Angeles Argudín (MA)

Microbiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, BEL.

Hector Rodriguez-Villalobos (H)

Microbiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, BEL.

Thomas Kirchgesner (T)

Medical Imaging, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, BEL.

Edward Fomekong (E)

Neurosurgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, BEL.

Jean Cyr Yombi (JC)

Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, BEL.

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