Actinomycetoma caused by Gordonia westfalica: first reported case of human infection

R Gueneau; D Blanchet; V Rodriguez-Nava; E Bergeron; M Soulier; N Bestandji; M Demar; P Couppie; R Blaizot

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100658

Actinomycetoma caused by Gordonia westfalica: first reported case of human infection

New Microbes New Infect. 2020 Feb 14:34:100658. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100658. eCollection 2020 Mar.

Authors

R Gueneau¹, D Blanchet², V Rodriguez-Nava³, E Bergeron³, M Soulier⁴, N Bestandji⁵, M Demar^{2

6}, P Couppie^{1

6}, R Blaizot^{1

6}

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Department, University of French Guiana, Cayenne, French Guiana.
² Laboratory of Parasitology and Mycology, University of French Guiana, Cayenne, French Guiana.
³ UMR CNRS 5557, Center for Microbial Ecology, Observatoire Français des Nocardioses, Laboratoire de Mycologie Fondamentale et Appliquée aux Biotechnologies Industrielles, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, Lyon, France.
⁴ Pathologistes associés, Martigues, France.
⁵ Orthopaedics Department, Hôpital Andrée Rosemon, University of French Guiana, Cayenne, French Guiana.
⁶ EA 3593 Ecosystèmes Amazoniens et Pathologies Tropicales, University of French Guiana, Cayenne, French Guiana.

Abstract

Bacteria of the genus Gordonia are rarely involved in human infections. We report here the case of a 30-year-old man from Guinea Buissau with mycetoma of the foot. 16S DNA sequencing after surgical biopsy identified Gordonia westfalica. To our knowledge, this is the first report of human infection caused by G. westfalica.

Keywords: Actinomyces; Gordonia; Mycetoma; Neglected tropical disease; Spectrum analysis.