The Brief Case: Streptococcus intermedius Brain Abscesses in an Otherwise Healthy Young Man Diagnosed by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing

J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Jan 19;60(1):e0197020. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01970-20. Epub 2022 Jan 19.

Authors

Naomi Hauser¹, Alissa Werzen², Rekha R Rapaka³

Affiliations

¹ University of California Davis Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Sacramento, California, USA.
² University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
³ University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: 16S PCR; Streptococcus; Streptococcus intermedius; brain abscess.

MeSH terms

Brain Abscess* / diagnosis
Genes, rRNA
Humans
Male
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Streptococcal Infections* / diagnosis
Streptococcus intermedius / genetics

Substances

RNA, Ribosomal, 16S