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

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

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	251-254
Number of pages	4
Journal	Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume	58
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.12.005
Publication status	Published - Jun 2007
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

Keywords

16S rRNA gene sequencing
Lactobacillus fermentum
Surgical site abscess

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

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