Heras Cañas V, Pérez Ramirez M D, Bermudez Jiménez F, Rojo Martin M D, Miranda Casas C, Marin Arriaza M, Navarro Marí J M
Department of Microbiology, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.
New Microbes New Infect. 2015 Mar 26;5:13-5. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.02.001. eCollection 2015 May.
Lactococcus garvieae is a Gram-positive, catalase negative coccus arranged in pairs or short chains, well-known as a fish pathogen. We report a case of Infective Endocarditis (IE) by L. garvieae in a native valve from a 68-year-old male with unknown history of contact with raw fish and an extensive history of heart disease. This case highlights the reliability of MALDI-TOF MS compared to conventional methods in the identification of rare microorganisms like this.
加氏乳球菌是一种革兰氏阳性、过氧化氢酶阴性的球菌，成对或短链排列，是著名的鱼类病原体。我们报告了一例由加氏乳球菌引起的感染性心内膜炎（IE），发生在一名68岁男性的原生瓣膜上，该男性无生食鱼类接触史，但有广泛的心脏病史。该病例突出了基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱（MALDI-TOF MS）与传统方法相比，在鉴定此类罕见微生物方面的可靠性。
