Open AccessMolecular Detection of Campylobacter jejuni as a Cause of Culture-Negative Spondylodiscitis
Author(s) -
Dennis Tappe,
Marco H. Schulze,
Anett Oesterlein,
Marianne AbeleHorn,
Stefan Baron,
Daniel Durchholz,
H.-J. Langen,
B. Jany,
Christoph Schoen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.06275-11
Subject(s) - spondylodiscitis , campylobacter , campylobacter jejuni , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , campylobacter fetus , 16s ribosomal rna , bacteria , genetics , paleontology
Spondylodiscitis caused by Campylobacter species is a rare disease which is most often caused by Campylobacter fetus. We report a case of culture-negative spondylodiscitis and a psoas abscess due to Campylobacter jejuni in a 68-year-old woman, as revealed by 16S rRNA gene and Campylobacter-specific PCRs from biopsied tissue.
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