Identification of Fusobacterium nucleatum in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded placental tissues by 16S rRNA sequencing in a case of extremely preterm birth secondary to amniotic fluid infection

Pathology. 2019 Apr;51(3):320-322. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2018.11.013. Epub 2019 Mar 5.

Authors

Elaine Chan¹, Marie-Anne Brundler², Kunyan Zhang²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Canada. Electronic address: elaine.s.chan@cls.ab.ca.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Canada.

PMID: 30846230
DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2018.11.013

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Amniotic Fluid / microbiology*
Female
Fusobacterium Infections / diagnosis*
Fusobacterium Infections / microbiology
Fusobacterium nucleatum / isolation & purification*
Humans
Infant, Extremely Premature
Infant, Newborn
Male
Paraffin Embedding
Placenta / microbiology*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / microbiology
Premature Birth / microbiology*
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Substances

RNA, Ribosomal, 16S