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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2006, p. 3031-3034, Vol. 44, No. 8
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00555-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Bacteremia Caused by Solobacterium moorei in a Patient with Acute Proctitis and Carcinoma of the Cervix

Susanna K. P. Lau,1,2,3 Jade L. L. Teng,1 Kit-Wah Leung,1 Norris K. H. Li,4 Kenneth H. L. Ng,4 Kam-Yu Chau,1 Tak-Lun Que,4 Patrick C. Y. Woo,1,2,3* and Kwok-Yung Yuen1,2,3*

Department of Microbiology,1 Research Centre of Infection and Immunology,2 State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong,3 Department of Pathology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong4

Received 14 March 2006/ Returned for modification 26 April 2006/ Accepted 1 May 2006

We describe a case of Solobacterium moorei bacteremia in a 43-year-old woman presenting with acute proctitis complicating radiotherapy for cervical carcinoma. Phenotypic tests failed to identify the bacterium, which was subsequently identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. 16S rRNA gene sequencing could help better define the pathogenicity of S. moorei.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, University Pathology Building, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. Phone: (852) 28554892. Fax: (852) 28551241. E-mail for P. C. Y. Woo: pcywoo{at}hkucc.hku.hk. E-mail for K.- Y. Yuen: hkumicro{at}hkucc.hku.hk.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2006, p. 3031-3034, Vol. 44, No. 8
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00555-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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