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Journal of Veterinary Medicine 2014Arcanobacterium phocisimile, a newly described species with the type strain A. phocisimile 2698(T) isolated from a vaginal swab of a harbour seal and four additional...
Arcanobacterium phocisimile, a newly described species with the type strain A. phocisimile 2698(T) isolated from a vaginal swab of a harbour seal and four additional A. phocisimile strains also isolated from four harbour seals could reliably be identified by phenotypic properties, by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), and by sequencing the genomic targets 16S rDNA and 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer region and the genes rpoB and gap. The A. phocisimile strains investigated in the present study were isolated together with several other bacterial species indicating that the pathogenic importance of A. phocisimile remains unclear. However, the detection of peptidic spectra by MALDI-TOF MS and the presented phenotypic and genotypic approach might help to identify A. phocisimile in future.
PubMed: 26464945
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Chinese Medical Journal Jan 2013
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anticoagulants; Arcanobacterium; Humans; Lemierre Syndrome; Male; Middle Aged
PubMed: 23324298
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IDCases 2024This article describes a case of polymicrobial pharyngitis and sinusitis complicated by intracranial complications and reviews similar cases in the literature.
OBJECTIVE
This article describes a case of polymicrobial pharyngitis and sinusitis complicated by intracranial complications and reviews similar cases in the literature.
CASE SUMMARY
A 21-year-old immunocompetent male presented with symptoms of sore throat, rhinorrhoea, lethargy, headache, and rash. Imaging demonstrated sinusitis, pre-septal sinusitis, peritonsillar abscess formation, subdural empyema and cerebritis. He was managed with endoscopic sinus surgery, craniotomy for evacuation of subdural empyema and antibiotics. Microbiological samples demonstrated growth of , , and . He subsequently developed a cerebral abscess requiring stereotactic needle drainage. After a prolonged course of antibiotics, the patient was discharge and made a good recovery.
DISCUSSION
is an uncommon cause of non-streptococcal pharyngitis that may occur alongside other microorganisms and is rarely associated with severe intracranial complications. This organism and its antibiotic susceptibility patterns should be considered in complicated upper respiratory tract infections in immunocompetent hosts. Penicillins and macrolide antibiotics form the mainstay of therapy for .
PubMed: 38690576
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine :... Mar 2010A 14-year-old female pudu (Pudu puda) developed a uterine prolapse after unassisted parturition. The length of time between the prolapse and replacement of the organ was...
A 14-year-old female pudu (Pudu puda) developed a uterine prolapse after unassisted parturition. The length of time between the prolapse and replacement of the organ was not known but was less than 24 hr. When the prolapse was first noticed, uterine tissue appeared undamaged and was immediately cleaned with antiseptic solution, handled carefully during replacement, and prophylactic antibiotic and anti-inflammatory drugs were given. The pudu appeared clinically normal until 4 days postpartum, when she developed clinical signs of tenesmus, dysuria, and a purulent discharge from the vulva. Despite further treatment, the animal was found dead 10 days postpartum, even though it had not shown any other signs of systemic illness. Gross and histologic lesions supported a diagnosis of septicemia secondary to metritis. Arcanobacterium pyogenes was isolated from lung, liver, and uterine exudate.
Topics: Actinomycetales Infections; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Arcanobacterium; Deer; Fatal Outcome; Female; Uterine Prolapse
PubMed: 20722272
DOI: 10.1638/2009-0008.1 -
Indian Journal of Pathology &... Apr 1991
Topics: Brain Abscess; Child; Corynebacterium; Corynebacterium Infections; Humans; Male
PubMed: 1752643
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Medecine Et Maladies Infectieuses Jul 2011
Topics: Actinomycetales Infections; Amoxicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Arcanobacterium; Biopsy; Brain Abscess; Brain Neoplasms; Diagnosis, Differential; Drug Therapy, Combination; Humans; Male; Metronidazole; Middle Aged; Mouth; Oral Hygiene; Paresis; Stereotaxic Techniques
PubMed: 21440388
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2010.12.016 -
Archives of Dermatology Jan 1996Arcanobacterium haemolyticum is a bacterial pharyngeal pathogen that infects adolescents and young adults, frequently causing an exanthem that may mimic a viral...
BACKGROUND
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum is a bacterial pharyngeal pathogen that infects adolescents and young adults, frequently causing an exanthem that may mimic a viral exanthem, toxic erythema, or drug eruption. To our knowledge, the cutaneous manifestations of A haemolyticum infection have not previously been reported in the dermatologic literature.
OBSERVATIONS
The severity of this infection can range from mild pharyngitis to a diphtheria-like illness and even septicemia. We report three cases that demonstrate the spectrum of manifestations of this disease, including an unusual case with acral distribution of the associated exanthem.
CONCLUSIONS
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis when evaluating a young adult with an exanthem. Antibiotic treatment is reliably efficacious, but the throat swab must be specifically cultured on 5% human blood agar in order to make the diagnosis.
Topics: Actinomycetaceae; Actinomycetales Infections; Adult; Culture Media; Exanthema; Female; Humans; Male; Pharyngitis; Pharynx; Skin Diseases, Bacterial
PubMed: 8546485
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Revista de La Facultad de Ciencias... 2001Arcanobacterium haemolyticum is a bacterial pharyngeal pathogen that predominantly infects adolescents and young adults. It rarely causes severe infection. A case of...
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum is a bacterial pharyngeal pathogen that predominantly infects adolescents and young adults. It rarely causes severe infection. A case of sinusitis in an 18-year-old female patient with a skin rash is presented. The strain was susceptible to erythromicin, ampicilin, vancomicin, cephalotin, clindamicin, rifampicin and penicillin. Erythromicin has been proposed as first-line therapy.
Topics: Actinomycetaceae; Actinomycetales Infections; Adolescent; Female; Humans; Rhinitis; Sinusitis
PubMed: 12934267
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Presse Medicale (Paris, France : 1983) Mar 1993
Topics: Adolescent; Angina Pectoris; Corynebacterium Infections; Humans; Male
PubMed: 8502651
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Folia Microbiologica Nov 2018The newly described type strains Arcanobacterium pinnipediorum DSM 28752 and Arcanobacterium wilhelmae DSM 102162, initially isolated from an anal swab of a harbor seal...
The newly described type strains Arcanobacterium pinnipediorum DSM 28752 and Arcanobacterium wilhelmae DSM 102162, initially isolated from an anal swab of a harbor seal (Sammra et al. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 65:4539-4543, 2015) and the genital tract of a rhinoceros (Sammra et al. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 67:2093-2097, 2017), could be further characterized by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and by sequencing the genomic targets 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer region (ISR) and the genes rpoB, gap, and tuf. The two strains investigated in the present study were isolated together with several other bacterial species indicating that the pathogenic importance of both species remained unclear. However, the detection of specific spectra by MALDI-TOF MS and by FT-IR spectroscopy and the presented genotypic approaches might help to identify A. pinnipediorum and A. wilhelmae in the future and might elucidate the role these two species play in infections of animals.
Topics: Arcanobacterium; DNA, Bacterial; DNA, Ribosomal; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; Phylogeny; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
PubMed: 29756170
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-018-0610-7