Molecular diagnosis of subcutaneous Pythium insidiosum infection by use of PCR screening and DNA sequencing

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1480-1483

  Salipante, Stephen J ^a   Hoogestraat, Daniel R ^a   SenGupta, Dhruba J ^a   Murphey, Donald ^b   Panayides, Kyriacos ^b   Hamilton, Emma ^c   Castañeda Sánchez, Irene ^b   Kennedy, Jason ^b   Monsaas, Peter W ^a   Mendoza, Leonel ^d   Stephens, Karen ^a   Dunn, James J ^b   Cookson, Brad T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Risk Evaluation to Achieve Cardiovascular Health   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFALEXIN; CEFEPIME; CLINDAMYCIN; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2; MEROPENEM; METHYLAMINE; MICAFUNGIN; MINOCYCLINE; PARAFFIN; POSACONAZOLE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; TERBINAFINE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ALGAL INFECTION; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORMALIN FIXED PARAFFIN EMBEDDED TISSUE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCISION; LIMB SALVAGE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PYTHIOSIS; SILVER STAINING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; TISSUE NECROSIS; TISSUE PREPARATION; VACUUM DEVICE; WOUND DRESSING;

ADOLESCENT; AMPUTATION; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYTHIOSIS; PYTHIUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM;

EID: 84858611929     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.06126-11     Document Type: Article

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