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Article: Globicatella bacteraemia identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing

TitleGlobicatella bacteraemia identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing
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Issue Date2006
PublisherB M J Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://jcp.bmjjournals.com/
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Journal Of Clinical Pathology, 2006, v. 59 n. 3, p. 303-307 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Globicatella are streptococcus-like organisms that have been rarely isolated from clinical specimens. Their epidemiology and clinical significance remain largely unknown. Aims: To describe two cases of Globicatella bacteraemia identified by 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing. Methods: Two unidentified streptococcus-like bacteria isolated from blood cultures of patients were subject to 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Results: Two cases of Globicatella bacteraemia were identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. In the first case, a gram positive coccus was isolated from the blood culture of an 80 year old woman with diabetes mellitus and nosocomial sepsis, who died the day after developing the bacteraemia. The bacterium was unidentified by conventional phenotypic tests, the Vitek (gram positive identification) and the ATB expression (ID32 Strep) systems. In the second case, a similar bacterium was isolated from the blood culture of a 92 year old woman with polymicrobial acute pyelonephritis complicated by septic shock, who subsequently recovered after antibiotic treatment. 16S rRNA gene sequencing of the two isolates showed 0.5% nucleotide difference from tfiat of G. sulfidifaciens and 0.7% nucleotide difference from that of G. sanguinis, indicating that they were Globicatella species. Conclusions: Because Globicatella is rarely encountered in clinical microbiology laboratories, it may have been overlooked or misidentified in these cases. 16S rRNA gene sequencing is a useful tool to better characterise the epidemiology and clinical significance of Globicatella.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/45166
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dc.contributor.authorLau, SKPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWoo, PCYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLi, NKHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTeng, JLLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, KWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorNg, KHLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorQue, TLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuen, KYen_HK
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dc.date.issued2006en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Clinical Pathology, 2006, v. 59 n. 3, p. 303-307en_HK
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dc.description.abstractBackground: Globicatella are streptococcus-like organisms that have been rarely isolated from clinical specimens. Their epidemiology and clinical significance remain largely unknown. Aims: To describe two cases of Globicatella bacteraemia identified by 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing. Methods: Two unidentified streptococcus-like bacteria isolated from blood cultures of patients were subject to 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Results: Two cases of Globicatella bacteraemia were identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. In the first case, a gram positive coccus was isolated from the blood culture of an 80 year old woman with diabetes mellitus and nosocomial sepsis, who died the day after developing the bacteraemia. The bacterium was unidentified by conventional phenotypic tests, the Vitek (gram positive identification) and the ATB expression (ID32 Strep) systems. In the second case, a similar bacterium was isolated from the blood culture of a 92 year old woman with polymicrobial acute pyelonephritis complicated by septic shock, who subsequently recovered after antibiotic treatment. 16S rRNA gene sequencing of the two isolates showed 0.5% nucleotide difference from tfiat of G. sulfidifaciens and 0.7% nucleotide difference from that of G. sanguinis, indicating that they were Globicatella species. Conclusions: Because Globicatella is rarely encountered in clinical microbiology laboratories, it may have been overlooked or misidentified in these cases. 16S rRNA gene sequencing is a useful tool to better characterise the epidemiology and clinical significance of Globicatella.en_HK
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dc.rightsJournal of Clinical Pathology. Copyright © B M J Publishing Group.en_HK
dc.subject.meshGenes,-rRNAen_HK
dc.subject.meshRNA,-Bacterial-geneticsen_HK
dc.subject.meshRNA,-Ribosomal,-16S-analysisen_HK
dc.subject.meshStaphylococcal-Infections-microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshStaphylococcus-classificationen_HK
dc.titleGlobicatella bacteraemia identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencingen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailLau, SKP:skplau@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1136/jcp.2005.028878en_HK
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