MALDI-TOF vs. VITEK 2 for identification of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans chest wall abscess

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Mahwish Hussain¹  Ricardo Arbulu¹  Anne Yang¹  Mohamed Yassin¹  Tung Phan² 

[1] Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA;Division of Clinical Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA;

关键词: Misidentification;    VITEK;    MALDI-TOF;    Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (A. actinomycetemcomitans) is a facultative anaerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that is associated with a variety of diseases in humans. In the present study, the isolate finally identified as A. actinomycetemcomitans by MALDI-TOF was misidentified as Pasturella canis or Pasturella multocida by the automated VITEK 2 system. The findings re-enforce the importance of an accurate and rapid diagnosis to assist patient management.

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