Eikenella corrodens-induced spondylitis. Detection with 16s-RNA polymerase chain reaction |
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Authors: | Zeifang F Haag M Lill C A Sabo D |
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Affiliation: | Klinik für Orthop?die, Department für Orthop?die und Traumatologie der Universit?tsklinik Freiburg. Felix.Zeifang@ok.uni-heidelberg.de |
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Abstract: | Isolation of the relevant organism in patients with spondylitis even after an open biopsy is successful only in 75-90%. The rare case of an Eikenella corrodens-induced spondylitis is presented, which could only be identified using 16S ribosomal DNA polymerase chain reaction following unsuccessful microbiological cultivation. Eikenella corrodens is a facultative anaerobic gram-negative organism, which is mostly found in the oropharynx of healthy patients. |
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Keywords: | Schlüsselw?rter Spondylitis Eikenella corrodens Polymerasekettenreaktion (16s RNA-PCR) |
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