1. Bacterial pericarditis caused by Lactobacillus iners in an infant.
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Murata K, Hoshina T, Saito M, Ohkusu K, Yamamura K, Tanoue Y, Ihara K, and Hara T
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- DNA, Bacterial chemistry, DNA, Bacterial genetics, DNA, Ribosomal chemistry, DNA, Ribosomal genetics, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections microbiology, Humans, Infant, Lactobacillus classification, Male, Pericarditis microbiology, Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections diagnosis, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections pathology, Lactobacillus isolation & purification, Pericarditis diagnosis, Pericarditis pathology
- Abstract
We report the case of a 6-month-old male infant with bacterial pericarditis due to Lactobacillus iners. Although the culture of pericardial fluid was negative, L. iners was identified by 16S rRNA gene amplification by polymerase chain reaction and a subsequent sequence analysis. This weakly pathogenic bacterium could develop a severe infection in infants., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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