Ann Lab Med.  2013 Sep;33(5):379-382. 10.3343/alm.2013.33.5.379.

16S Ribosomal RNA Identification of Prevotella nigrescens from a Case of Cellulitis

• Yang JJ
• Kwon TY
• Seo MJ
• Nam YS
• Han CS
• Lee HJ

• KMID: 1781348
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2013.33.5.379

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Acupuncture Therapy
Ampicillin/pharmacology/therapeutic use
Ankle/ultrasonography
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology/therapeutic use
Cellulitis/complications/diagnosis/drug therapy/*microbiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/complications/diagnosis/drug therapy/*microbiology
Humans
Hypertension/complications
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Prevotella nigrescens/drug effects/*genetics/isolation & purification
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/*analysis
Sulbactam/pharmacology/therapeutic use
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ampicillin
Anti-Bacterial Agents
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Sulbactam

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging: T1-weighted image showing cellulitis associated with talus osteochondral lesions.

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  Fig. 2 Recovery of black-pigmented anaerobe under anaerobic condition from blood agar plate. Black-pigmented Bacteroides including Prevotella nigrescens can be suspected.

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