کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3343994 1591197 2014 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Cervical spondylitis and spinal abscess due to Actinomyces meyeri
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی ایمونولوژی و میکروب شناسی (عمومی)
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Cervical spondylitis and spinal abscess due to Actinomyces meyeri
چکیده انگلیسی

Human actinomycosis with involvement of the spine is a rare condition although it has been first described a long time ago. It is probably underrecognized since its clinical presentation is often misleading and accurate bacteriological diagnosis is challenging. We herein report a rare case of cervical actinomycosis with paravertebral abscess and spondylitis imputed to an infection by Actinomyces meyeri in a 52-year-old immunocompetent Caucasian man. A. meyeri should be considered as a potential cause for subacute or chronic spondylitis, even in immunocompetent subjects. Modern diagnostic tools such as Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption–Ionization Time of Flight mass spectrometry and 16S rRNA sequencing are efficient for accurate microbiological identification.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - Volume 18, Issue 1, January–February 2014, Pages 106–109
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