Identification of a Novel Mycoplasma Species in a Patient With Septic Arthritis of the Hip and Seal Finger | Zendy

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Identification of a Novel Mycoplasma Species in a Patient With Septic Arthritis of the Hip and Seal Finger

Author(s) -

Benjamin Westley,

Ryan D. Horazdovsky,

Dina L. Michaels,

Daniel R. Brown

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/civ875

Subject(s) - septic arthritis , medicine , polymerase chain reaction , seal (emblem) , mycoplasma , identification (biology) , 16s ribosomal rna , arthritis , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , immunology , biology , genetics , ecology , art , visual arts

An Alaska Native hunter developed fever, swollen finger, and septic hips after harvesting seals. Evaluation of hip tissue by 16S rRNA gene polymerase chain reaction and sequencing revealed a putative novel mycoplasma species. We report the identification of this organism and describe the first known case of disseminated seal finger mycoplasmosis.

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