MALDI-TOF vs. VITEK 2 for identification of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans chest wall abscess
oleh: Mahwish Hussain, Anne Yang, Mohamed Yassin, Ricardo Arbulu, Tung Phan
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2020-01-01 |
Deskripsi
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.