In:
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 41, No. 4 ( 2022-04), p. 663-669
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.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0934-9723
,
1435-4373
DOI:
10.1007/s10096-022-04409-4
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2022
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1459049-9