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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2003, p. 3436-3437, Vol. 41, No. 7
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3436-3437.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Utilization of 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequencing for Diagnosis of Septicemia Due to Neisseria elongata subsp. glycolytica in a Neutropenic Patient

Cecile Hombrouck-Alet,1 Isabelle Poilane,1 Claire Janoir-Jouveshomme,2 Olivier Fain,3 Philippe Cruaud,1 Michel Thomas,3 and Anne Collignon1,2*

Service de Microbiologie,1 Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Jean Verdier, Bondy,3 Département de Microbiologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris-Sud, ChÂtenay-Malabry, France2

Received 15 November 2002/ Returned for modification 7 February 2003/ Accepted 1 April 2003

Septicemia due to Neisseria elongata subsp. glycolytica occurs infrequently. We report a case of septicemia in a patient undergoing antimitotic chemotherapy. Gram-negative coccobacilli were isolated from blood cultures. The identity of the isolate by phenotypic methods was uncertain. In contrast, identity was confirmed by 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing, which appeared to be very useful for correct identification.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Hôpital Jean Verdier, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Service de Microbiologie, Avenue du 14 Juillet, F-93143 Bondy Cedex, France. Phone: (33) 1 48 02 65 73. Fax: (33) 1 48 02 68 31. E-mail: anne.collignon{at}jvr.ap-hop-paris.fr.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2003, p. 3436-3437, Vol. 41, No. 7
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3436-3437.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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