Abstract
Helcococcus kunzii was isolated from a brain abscess in a diabetic patient with cholesteatoma and demonstrated satellitism around Staphylococcus aureus in culture. This is the first reported case of severe central nervous system infection due to H. kunzii and the first description of a satelliting phenotypic variant of this organism.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged, 80 and over
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Brain / diagnostic imaging
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Brain Abscess / diagnosis*
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Brain Abscess / microbiology*
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Cholesteatoma / complications
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Cluster Analysis
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Diabetes Complications
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Gram-Positive Bacteria / classification
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Gram-Positive Bacteria / genetics
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Gram-Positive Bacteria / isolation & purification*
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
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Humans
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Male
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Substances
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DNA, Bacterial
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S