Haas J, Jernick S L, Scardina R J, Teruya J, Caliendo A M, Ruoff K L
Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA.
J Clin Microbiol. 1997 Nov;35(11):2759-61. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.11.2759-2761.1997.
In order to investigate the role of Helcococcus kunzii as a colonizer of skin and as a possible participant in diabetic foot ulcers, we used a selective medium to culture both lower- and upper-extremity skin from a study group of podiatry patients (60 diabetics and 60 nondiabetics) and a control group of 50 healthy volunteers. Although differences in colonization were not statistically significant, a trend toward higher colonization rates in the group of podiatry patients was noted. H. kunzii appears to preferentially colonize the skin of the feet, and while its pathogenic role in diabetic foot ulcers is difficult to establish, it may be a previously unrecognized component of the polymicrobial flora characteristically isolated from patients with these infections.
为了研究昆氏动球菌作为皮肤定植菌以及作为糖尿病足溃疡可能参与者的作用，我们使用一种选择性培养基，对来自足病患者研究组（60名糖尿病患者和60名非糖尿病患者）和50名健康志愿者对照组的下肢和上肢皮肤进行培养。尽管定植差异无统计学意义，但足病患者组的定植率有升高趋势。昆氏动球菌似乎优先定植于足部皮肤，虽然其在糖尿病足溃疡中的致病作用难以确定，但它可能是这些感染患者特征性分离出的多种微生物菌群中一个此前未被认识的成分。
