Identification of Actinomyces meyeri actinomycosis in middle ear and mastoid by 16S rRNA analysis

Risako Kakuta; Hiroshi Hidaka; Hisakazu Yano; Hiromitsu Miyazaki; Hiroshi Suzaki; Yasuhiro Nakamura; Hajime Kanamori; Shiro Endo; Yoichi Hirakata; Mitsuo Kaku; Toshimitsu Kobayashi

doi:10.1099/jmm.0.051698-0

Identification of Actinomyces meyeri actinomycosis in middle ear and mastoid by 16S rRNA analysis

J Med Microbiol. 2013 Aug;62(Pt 8):1245-1248. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.051698-0. Epub 2013 May 2.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
² Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnostics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
³ Suzaki ENT Clinic, Hachinohe, Japan.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.

PMID: 23639988
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.051698-0

Abstract

Actinomycosis of the middle ear and mastoid is extremely rare. Here, we report a unique case of actinomycosis of the middle ear and mastoid caused by Actinomyces meyeri diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Actinomyces / classification
Actinomyces / drug effects
Actinomyces / genetics
Actinomyces / isolation & purification*
Actinomycosis / diagnosis*
Actinomycosis / drug therapy
Actinomycosis / microbiology
Administration, Intravenous
Administration, Oral
Amoxicillin / administration & dosage
Ampicillin / administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
Ear, Middle / microbiology*
Ear, Middle / pathology
Ear, Middle / surgery
Humans
Male
Mastoid / microbiology*
Mastoid / pathology
Mastoid / surgery
Middle Aged
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
DNA, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Ampicillin
Amoxicillin