Coinfection of Clostridium perfringens and Escherichia coli in gas-producing perianal abscess diagnosed by 16S rDNA sequencing: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gas-producing perianal abscess raises the possibility of clostridial infection, with Clostridium perfringens being the most common causative agent, which is highly lethal if untreated timely. As the treatment of clostridial infections often differs from that of non-clostridial infections, which they may closely resemble, the importance of accurate pathogenic organism identification cannot be overemphasized. The 16S rDNA of bacteria is highly conserved within a species and among species of the same genus but demonstrates substantial variation between different species, thus making it a suitable genomic candidate for bacterial detection and identification.

Case presentation

Here, we report the case of a 53-year-old patient who was admitted to the hospital for a gas-

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8511849 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature