Actinomycetoma caused by Gordonia westfalica: first reported case of human infection

Bacteria of the genus Gordonia are rarely involved in human infections. We report here the case of a 30-year-old man from Guinea Buissau with mycetoma of the foot. 16S DNA sequencing after surgical biopsy identified Gordonia westfalica. To our knowledge, this is the first report of human infection c...

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Published inNew microbes and new infections Vol. 34; p. 100658
Main Authors Gueneau, R., Blanchet, D., Rodriguez-Nava, V., Bergeron, E., Soulier, M., Bestandji, N., Demar, M., Couppie, P., Blaizot, R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2020
Wiley Online Library
Elsevier
Subjects
Actinomyces
Gordonia
Letter to the Editor
Life Sciences
Microbiology and Parasitology
Mycetoma
Neglected tropical disease
Spectrum analysis
Actinomyces
Neglected tropical disease
Mycetoma
Gordonia
Spectrum analysis
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Summary:Bacteria of the genus Gordonia are rarely involved in human infections. We report here the case of a 30-year-old man from Guinea Buissau with mycetoma of the foot. 16S DNA sequencing after surgical biopsy identified Gordonia westfalica. To our knowledge, this is the first report of human infection caused by G. westfalica.
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PMCID: PMC7078390
ISSN:2052-2975
2052-2975
DOI:10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100658