@article{10902/11297,
year = {2016},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10902/11297},
abstract = {Introduction: Gordonia spp. infections are uncommon. However, a few clinical cases have been reported in the literature, particularly those involving immunocompromised hosts. Advanced microbiology diagnosis techniques, such as matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight MS (MALDI-TOF MS), have been recently introduced in clinical microbiology laboratories in order to improve microbial identification, resulting in better patient management. Case presentation: Here, we present a new clinical case of persistent wound infection caused by Gordonia bronchialis in a 64-year-old woman after a mitral valve replacement, using two MALDI-TOF-based systems for identifying this micro-organism. Conclusion: Both MALDI-TOF systems were able to identify Gordonia spp.; thus, providing a useful tool that overcomes the current limitations of phenotypic identification associated with this micro-organism. Although the technique validation deserves additional verification, our study provides guidance about MALDI-TOF as a fast and easy method for Gordonia spp. identification.},
publisher = {Society for General Microbiology},
publisher = {JMM Case Reports (2016) 3, DOI 10.1099/jmmcr.0.005067},
title = {Sternal wound infection caused by Gordonia
bronchialis: identification by MALDI-TOF MS},
author = {Rodríguez Lozano, Jesús and Pérez-Llantada Amunárriz, Enrique and Agüero Balbín, Jesús and Rodríguez Fernández, Ana and Ruiz de Alegría, Carlos and Martínez Martínez, Luis and Calvo, Jorge},
}