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ArticleJMM case reports2016

Can anaerobes be acid fast? A novel, clinically relevant acid fast anaerobe.

Maria E Navas, Robin Jump, David H Canaday, Maria D Wnek, Dhruba J SenGupta, John R McQuiston, Melissa Bell

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Article in JMM case reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Maria E NavasMicrobiology Laboratory, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Cleveland, Ohio , USA.
Robin JumpGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC, Cleveland, Ohio and Department of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio , USA.
David H CanadayGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC, Cleveland, Ohio and Department of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio , USA.
Maria D WnekMicrobiology Laboratory, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Cleveland, Ohio , USA.
Dhruba J SenGuptaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center , Seattle, Washington , USA.
John R McQuistonBacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia , USA.
Melissa BellBacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia , USA.
Case Western Reserve University · USCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · USLouis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center · USUniversity of Washington Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAnaerobic acid fast bacilli (AFB) have not been previously reported in clinical microbiology. This is the second case report of a novel anaerobic AFB causing disease in humans. CASE PRESENTATION: An anaerobic AFB was isolated from an abdominal wall abscess in a 64-year-old Caucasian diabetic male, who underwent distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy for resection of a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour. The isolated bacteria were gram-variable and acid-fast, consisting of small irregular rods. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that the isolate is a novel organism described in the literature only once before. The organism was studied at the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) by the same group that worked with the isolates from the previous report; their findings suggest that the strain belongs to the suborder Corynebacterineae.

conclusionThis is the fifth reported case of an anaerobic AFB involved in clinical disease; its microbiological features and 16S RNA sequence are identical to previously reported cases. Clinical disease with this organism seems to be associated with recent history of surgery and abscess formation in deep soft tissues. Acquisition from surgical material is uncertain but seems unlikely.

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abscessacid fast bacillianaerobegram variablehospital acquired infectionLawsonella clevelandensisnovel organism

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PMID28348766
PMCPMC5330234
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