A case report of Mycoplasma hominis brain abscess identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

A case report of Mycoplasma hominis brain abscess identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

We report the case of a 43-year-old man with a Mycoplasma hominis brain abscess occurring after a cranial trauma, which was identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). The presence of colonies on classic blood agar plates and the use of...

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Main Authors: H. Pailhoriès, V. Rabier, M. Eveillard, C. Mahaza, M.-L. Joly-Guillou, J.-M. Chennebault, M. Kempf, C. Lemarié
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycoplasma hominis
MALDI TOF identification
Cranial abscess
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214016166

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