Surgical site abscess caused by Lactobacillus fermentum identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing

Patrick C Y Woo; Susanna K P Lau; Ada W C Lin; Shirly O T Curreem; Ami M Y Fung; Kwok-Yung Yuen

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.12.005

Surgical site abscess caused by Lactobacillus fermentum identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Jun;58(2):251-4. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.12.005. Epub 2007 Mar 26.

Authors

Patrick C Y Woo¹, Susanna K P Lau, Ada W C Lin, Shirly O T Curreem, Ami M Y Fung, Kwok-Yung Yuen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, University Pathology Building, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.

PMID: 17368805
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.12.005

Abstract

We report the first case of surgical site abscess caused by Lactobacillus fermentum from a 53-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus after transthoracic esophagectomy and neoadjuvant chemoirradiation. 16S rRNA gene sequencing is a useful tool to better characterize the epidemiology and clinical significance of L. fermentum.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacterial Typing Techniques
Cross Infection / microbiology
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / genetics*
Humans
Limosilactobacillus fermentum / genetics*
Middle Aged
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / classification*
Sequence Analysis, RNA
Suppuration / microbiology*
Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology*

Substances

RNA, Ribosomal, 16S