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

New Microbes and New Infections (Mar 2020)

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

Affiliations

R. Gueneau: Dermatology Department, University of French Guiana, Cayenne, French Guiana
D. Blanchet: Laboratory of Parasitology and Mycology, University of French Guiana, Cayenne, French Guiana
V. Rodriguez-Nava: 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
E. Bergeron: 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
M. Soulier: Pathologistes associés, Martigues, France
N. Bestandji: Orthopaedics Department, Hôpital Andrée Rosemon, University of French Guiana, Cayenne, French Guiana
M. Demar: Laboratory of Parasitology and Mycology, University of French Guiana, Cayenne, French Guiana; EA 3593 Ecosystèmes Amazoniens et Pathologies Tropicales, University of French Guiana, Cayenne, French Guiana
P. Couppie: Dermatology Department, University of French Guiana, Cayenne, French Guiana; EA 3593 Ecosystèmes Amazoniens et Pathologies Tropicales, University of French Guiana, Cayenne, French Guiana
R. Blaizot: Dermatology Department, University of French Guiana, Cayenne, French Guiana; EA 3593 Ecosystèmes Amazoniens et Pathologies Tropicales, University of French Guiana, Cayenne, French Guiana; Corresponding author: R. Blaizot, Avenue des Flamboyants, Hôpital Andrée Rosemon, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 34

Abstract

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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

Published in New Microbes and New Infections

ISSN: 2052-2975 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/new-microbes-and-new-infections

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