Author/Authors :
Congedo, Pierluigi Operative Unit of Chemical-Clinical and Microbiological Analysis - Ospedale Valduce, Como, Italy , Gardellini, Angelo Division of Hematology - Department of Medicin, Ospedale Valduce, Como, Italy , Corich, Lucia Clinical Pathology Laboratory Vimercate Hospital, Italy , Papa, Angela Operative Unit of Chemical-Clinical and Microbiological Analysis - Ospedale Valduce, Como, Italy , Turrini, Mauro Division of Hematology - Department of Medicin, Ospedale Valduce, Como, Italy
Abstract :
Mycobacterium vaccae is a rapidly growing nonpathogenic species of the Mycobacteriaceae family of bacteria that can cause pulmonary and disseminated disease in particular in immunocompromised individuals. Here we describe a first case of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass-spectrometry (MS) identification of this pathogen in a patient with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma during chemoimmunotherapy salvage treatment, and its impact on clinical decision making.
Keywords :
CRBSI , Lymphoma , MALDI-TOF , Mycobaterium vaccae , sepsis
