The value of molecular techniques to diagnose Ureaplasma urealyticum and Nocardia farcinica pleuropneumonia in a patient with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Etienne CanouÃ¯; Kim Blanc; Julien Loubinoux; Sandrine Valade; CÃ©cile Hamard; AurÃ©lie Lefebvre; Sandy Amorim; CÃ©cile BÃ©bÃ©ar; Veronica Rodriguez-Nava; David Lebeaux; Odile Launay; Marco Alifano; Antoine Rabbat; Solen KernÃ©is

International Journal of Infectious Diseases (Nov 2017)

The value of molecular techniques to diagnose Ureaplasma urealyticum and Nocardia farcinica pleuropneumonia in a patient with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Etienne CanouÃ¯,
Kim Blanc,
Julien Loubinoux,
Sandrine Valade,
CÃ©cile Hamard,
AurÃ©lie Lefebvre,
Sandy Amorim,
CÃ©cile BÃ©bÃ©ar,
Veronica Rodriguez-Nava,
David Lebeaux,
Odile Launay,
Marco Alifano,
Antoine Rabbat,
Solen KernÃ©is

Affiliations

Etienne CanouÃ¯: UniversitÃ© Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris CitÃ©, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-HÃ´pitaux de Paris, HÃ´pitaux Universitaires Paris Centre-Cochin, FÃ©dÃ©ration dâInfectiologie, Paris, France; Corresponding author at: FÃ©dÃ©ration dâInfectiologie, HÃ´pitaux Universitaires Paris Centre â Site Cochin, 27 rue du Faubourg St Jacques, 75679 Paris Cedex 14, France.
Kim Blanc: UniversitÃ© Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris CitÃ©, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-HÃ´pitaux de Paris, HÃ´pitaux Universitaires Paris Centre-Cochin, UnitÃ© de Soins Intensifs Respiratoires, Paris, France
Julien Loubinoux: UniversitÃ© Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris CitÃ©, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-HÃ´pitaux de Paris, HÃ´pitaux Universitaires Paris Centre-Cochin, BactÃ©riologie, Paris, France
Sandrine Valade: Assistance Publique-HÃ´pitaux de Paris, HÃ´pital Saint Louis, RÃ©animation MÃ©dicale, Paris, France
CÃ©cile Hamard: Assistance Publique-HÃ´pitaux de Paris, HÃ´pitaux Universitaires Paris Centre-Cochin, FÃ©dÃ©ration dâInfectiologie, Paris, France
AurÃ©lie Lefebvre: UniversitÃ© Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris CitÃ©, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-HÃ´pitaux de Paris, HÃ´pitaux Universitaires Paris Centre-Cochin, UnitÃ© de Soins Intensifs Respiratoires, Paris, France
Sandy Amorim: Assistance Publique-HÃ´pitaux de Paris, HÃ´pital Saint Louis, Service dâHÃ©mato-oncologie, Paris, France
CÃ©cile BÃ©bÃ©ar: CHU et UniversitÃ© de Bordeaux, BactÃ©riologie, Bordeaux, France
Veronica Rodriguez-Nava: Research Group on Bacterial Opportunistic Pathogens and Environment, UMR 5557, Ecologie Microbienne, French Observatory of Nocardiosis, UniversitÃ© de Lyon 1, CNRS, VetAgro Sup, Northern Hospital Group, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
David Lebeaux: UniversitÃ© Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris CitÃ©, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-HÃ´pitaux de Paris, HÃ´pital EuropÃ©en Georges Pompidou, Service de Microbiologie, UnitÃ© Mobile de Microbiologie Clinique, Paris, France
Odile Launay: UniversitÃ© Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris CitÃ©, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-HÃ´pitaux de Paris, HÃ´pitaux Universitaires Paris Centre-Cochin, FÃ©dÃ©ration dâInfectiologie, Paris, France
Marco Alifano: UniversitÃ© Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris CitÃ©, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-HÃ´pitaux de Paris, HÃ´pitaux Universitaires Paris Centre-Cochin, Chirurgie Thoracique, Paris, France
Antoine Rabbat: UniversitÃ© Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris CitÃ©, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-HÃ´pitaux de Paris, HÃ´pitaux Universitaires Paris Centre-Cochin, UnitÃ© de Soins Intensifs Respiratoires, Paris, France
Solen KernÃ©is: UniversitÃ© Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris CitÃ©, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-HÃ´pitaux de Paris, HÃ´pitaux Universitaires Paris Centre-Cochin, FÃ©dÃ©ration dâInfectiologie, Paris, France; INSERM 1181 Biostatistics, Biomathematics, Pharmacoepidemiology, and Infectious Diseases (B2PHI), Paris, France

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 64
pp. 93 – 95

Abstract

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An unusual case of pleural empyema related to Nocardia farcinica and Ureaplasma urealyticum, occurring after autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a 30-year-old patient with lymphoma, is reported. This case illustrates the role of repeated and comprehensive microbiological investigations and the contribution of molecular techniques in reaching the aetiological diagnosis. Keywords: Nocardia farcinica, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Pleuropneumonia, Immunocompromised patient, Molecular microbiological diagnosis

Published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1201-9712 (Print); 1878-3511 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
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