Whole Genome Sequence of a Treponema pallidum Strain From a Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Fine Needle Aspirate of a Cervical Lymph Node. Sex Transm Dis 2023 Aug 01;50(8):550-552
Date
05/11/2023Pubmed ID
37165832Pubmed Central ID
PMC10524489DOI
10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001827Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85164282926 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
A patient with unilateral cervical lymphadenopathy suspicious for malignancy underwent a fine needle aspiration. Histology demonstrated mixed inflammatory infiltrates with abundant spirochetes. Sufficient spirochete DNA was extracted from paraffin-embedded tissue sections to obtain the near-complete genome sequence of a macrolide-resistant strain belonging to the SS14 omega strain of Treponema pallidum .
Author List
Aldrete S, Kroft SH, Romeis E, Lieberman NAP, Greninger AL, Giacani L, Kron MAAuthors
Steven Howard Kroft MD Chair, Professor in the Pathology department at Medical College of WisconsinMichael Kron MD Director, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Biopsy, Fine-NeedleFormaldehyde
Humans
Lymph Nodes
Paraffin Embedding
Treponema pallidum