Acute tenosynovitis of the ankle due to Capnocytophaga cynodegmi/canimorsus as identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 749-751

  Le Meur, Alexandre ^a   Albert, Jean David ^b   Gautier, Philippe ^a   Ropars, Mickael ^b   Perdriger, Aleth ^b   Gando, Nicole ^b   Minet, Jacques ^a   Cormier, Michel ^a   Bonnaure Mallet, Martine ^a   Jolivet Gougeon, Anne ^a  

^a RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Capnocytophaga cynodegmi; Gene sequencing; Tenosynovitis

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; RNA 16S;

ADULT; ARTHROTOMY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENOSYNOVECTOMY; TENOSYNOVITIS;

ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANKLE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHICILLIN; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; TENOSYNOVITIS;

EID: 57149143997     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2008.04.007     Document Type: Letter

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