First report of severe acute otitis media caused by Campylobacter rectus and review of the literature

Risako Kakuta; Hiroshi Hidaka; Hisakazu Yano; Michiko Okamoto; Daiki Ozawa; Shiro Endo; Mitsuo Kaku; Yukio Katori

doi:10.1016/j.jiac.2016.06.001

First report of severe acute otitis media caused by Campylobacter rectus and review of the literature

J Infect Chemother. 2016 Dec;22(12):800-803. doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2016.06.001. Epub 2016 Jun 28.

Authors

Risako Kakuta¹, Hiroshi Hidaka², Hisakazu Yano³, Michiko Okamoto⁴, Daiki Ozawa², Shiro Endo⁵, Mitsuo Kaku⁵, Yukio Katori²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
³ Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
⁴ Department of Virology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
⁵ Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnostics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.

Abstract

Campylobacter rectus is a member of the human oral flora and is associated with periodontal disease. We report the first case of severe acute otitis media (AOM) due to C. rectus in a previous healthy 15-year-old boy, which was confirmed by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. C. rectus is a possible causative pathogen of AOM.

Keywords: 16S ribosomal RNA gene; Acute otitis media; Campylobacter rectus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Campylobacter Infections / microbiology*
Campylobacter rectus / genetics
Campylobacter rectus / isolation & purification*
Humans
Male
Otitis Media / microbiology*
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics

Substances

RNA, Ribosomal, 16S