Staphylococcus massiliensis isolated from human blood cultures, Germany, 2017-2020.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
; 41(4): 663-669, 2022 Apr.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1777740
ABSTRACT
Clinical and laboratory data on newly described staphylococcal species is rare, which hampers decision-making when such pathogens are detected in clinical specimens. Here, we describe Staphylococcus massiliensis detected in three patients at a university hospital in southwest Germany. We report the discrepancy of microbiological findings between matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, 16S-rRNA polymerase chain reaction, and whole-genome sequencing for all three isolates. Our findings highlight the diagnostic pitfalls pertinent to novel and non-model organisms in daily microbiological practice, in whom the correct identification is dependent on database accuracy.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Staphylococcus
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Blood Culture
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
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Microbiology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S10096-022-04409-4
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