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The first case of Mycobacterium vaccae sepsis in a non-Hodgkin lymphoma patient: biological understandings and clinical consequencies

Year: 2020

Type: article

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.

Source: Access Microbiology

DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000161

Authors: Pierluigi Congedo, Angelo Gardellini, Lucia Corich, Angela Papa, Mauro Turrini

Institutions: Azienda Ospedaliera di Desio e Vimercate, Ospedale Valduce

Language: English

Topic: Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $858