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Case Reports
. 2012 May;50(5):1821-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.06681-11. Epub 2012 Feb 15.

Cutaneous infection caused by Gordonia amicalis after a traumatic injury

Chih-Cheng Lai  1 , Jung-Hsien Hsieh, Hsih-Yeh Tsai, Chun-Hsing Liao, Po-Ren Hsueh
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Case Reports

Cutaneous infection caused by Gordonia amicalis after a traumatic injury

Chih-Cheng Lai et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 May.

Abstract

Gordonia amicalis infection has never been reported in humans. We report here the first case of G. amicalis-related cutaneous infection after a traumatic injury. The isolate was confirmed by 16S rRNA sequencing analysis, and the patient responded well to repeated debridement and antibiotic treatment.

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Fig 1
Fig 1
(A) A 1-cm by 1-cm ulcer with discharge on the dorsal side of the proximal phalanx of the middle finger of the left hand. (B) Yellowish discharge on the volar side of the middle phalanx beneath the neurovascular bundle.
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Fig 2
Orange, opaque, dry, and nonhemolytic colonies grew on Trypticase soy agar supplemented with 5% sheep blood after incubation for 72 h.
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