scholarly journals Disseminated Pyogenic Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in a Renal Transplant Recipient, Detected by Broad-Range Polymerase Chain Reaction

2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. e98-e99 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. V. N. O'Sullivan ◽  
N. M. Isbel ◽  
D. W. Johnson ◽  
K. Rencken ◽  
S. Byrne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Renal Transplant ◽  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Renal Transplant Recipient ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection

Case Report: Invasive Sinusitis due to Sporothrix Brasiliensis in a Renal Transplant Recipient

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Júlia Correia Lima Nepomuceno Araújo ◽  
Camila Hitome Nihei ◽  
Anderson Messias Rodrigues ◽  
Hermes Higashino ◽  
Vinicius Ponzio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Transplant ◽  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Renal Transplant Recipient ◽  
Immunocompromised Patients ◽  
Direct Examination ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Sporothrix Brasiliensis ◽  
Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Species Specific

Sporotrichosis is usually a subcutaneous infection caused by thermodimorphic fungi of the genus Sporothrix. The disease occurs worldwide, but endemic areas are located in tropical and subtropical regions. The epidemiology of sporotrichosis in Brazil is peculiar because of the cat’s entry in the chain of transmission of this mycosis, associated with Sporothrix brasiliensis, the most virulent species in the genus. Sporothrix species sinusitis is unusual and may be underdiagnosed or confused with other fungal etiologies, like mucormycosis. We report a case of sinusitis due to a Sporothrix species in a 6-year renal transplant recipient. Direct examination of smears of exudate of the sinus specimen (aspirate, biopsy) revealed budding yeasts and cigar-shaped cells. Sporothrix was subsequently recovered from the patient’s exudate culture and identified as S. brasiliensis using species-specific polymerase chain reaction, and she was successfully treated with antifungal therapy. Her parents also developed the disease a week later, both only cutaneous involvement. Sporotrichosis sinusitis is a rare disease, even in immunocompromised patients. Diagnosis is crucial, and benefits from good epidemiological history.

Clinical utility of the polymerase chain reaction to diagnose Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

Pathology ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy K. Blackmore ◽  
Michael Reznikov ◽  
David L. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae ◽  
Clinical Utility ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection

scholarly journals The diagnostic value of serological tests and real-time polymerase chain reaction in children with acute Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 386-386
Author(s):  
Qing-Ling Li ◽  
He-Ting Dong ◽  
Hui-Ming Sun ◽  
Xin-Xing Zhang ◽  
Wen-Jing Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Serological Tests ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection

Molecular monitoring of the immunosuppressive effects of cyclosporine in renal transplant patients by using a quantitative polymerase chain reaction

1993 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 227-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raghad Koutouby ◽  
Carol Zucker ◽  
Keith Zucker ◽  
George Burke ◽  
Jose Nery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Renal Transplant ◽  
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Molecular Monitoring ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Transplant Patients ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Renal Transplant Patients
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