Severe pneumonia with Leptotrichia sp. detected predominantly in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid by use of 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis.
Toshinori Kawanami, Kazumasa Fukuda, Kazuhiro Yatera, Takashi Kido, Chiharu Yoshii, Hatsumi Taniguchi, Masamitsu Kido
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Toshinori Kawanami: Department of Respiratory Disease, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan.
We present the first case of severe pneumonia possibly caused by Leptotrichia species with oral bacteria. This was found in a healthy but elderly subject whose bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was analyzed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. The combination of this method and microscopic observation provided useful information for diagnosis and treatment.
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Ribosomal
Fusobacteriaceae Infections
Humans
Leptotrichia
Male
Pneumonia, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Radiography, Thoracic
Sequence Analysis, DNA
DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
