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Eikenella-corrodens-induzierte Spondylitis

Nachweis mittels 16s-RNA-Polymerasekettenreaktion

Eikenella corrodens-induced spondylitis. Identification using 16S ribosomal DNA polymerase chain reaction

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Der erforderliche Erregernachweis bei Patienten mit Spondylitis gelingt nach offener Materialgewinnung nur bei 75–90% der Patienten. Im Folgenden soll der seltene Fall einer durch Eikenella corrodens induzierten Spondylitis dargestellt werden, dessen Nachweis erst durch Einsatz der Polymerasekettenreaktion (16 s RNA-PCR) gelang, nachdem die mikrobiologische Anzüchtung erfolglos verlief. Eikenella corrodens ist ein fakultativ anaerober gramnegativer Keim, der meist im Mund-Rachen-Raum klinisch unauffälliger Patienten zu finden ist.

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Isolation of the relevant organism in patients with spondylitis even after an open biopsy is successful only in 75–90%. The rare case of an Eikenella corrodens-induced spondylitis is presented, which could only be identified using 16S ribosomal DNA polymerase chain reaction following unsuccessful microbiological cultivation. Eikenella corrodens is a facultative anaerobic gram-negative organism, which is mostly found in the oropharynx of healthy patients.

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Zeifang, F., Haag, M., Lill, C. et al. Eikenella-corrodens-induzierte Spondylitis . Orthopäde 31, 591–593 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001320100215

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