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http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2012.82.3.378

A Case of Mycobacterium Marinum Tenosynovitis Diagnosed by the PCR-restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism of the rpoB Gene  

Chung, Ho-Jung (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lee, Mi-Rae (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Bae, Sun-Youn (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kim, Mi-Yeon (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Chung, Doo-Ryeon (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Medicine / v.82, no.3, 2012 , pp. 378-381 More about this Journal
Abstract
Mycobacterium marinum is an uncommon cause of skin and soft-tissue infection. The diagnosis of M. marinum infection is often delayed when only a conventional tissue culture method is used. PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis using the novel region of the rpoB gene is now available for the rapid identification of Mycobacteria. We report a case of hand infection caused by M. marinum that was identified by PCR-RFLP analysis. The PCR-RFLP assay is a specific and rapid method for the identification of Mycobacteria that facilitates the early diagnosis of non-tuberculous Mycobacterium infection.
Keywords
Mycobacterium marinum; PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis; rpoB gene;
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