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Case Reports
. 2014 Dec:29:166-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.08.004. Epub 2014 Oct 24.

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

H Pailhoriès  1 , V Rabier  2 , M Eveillard  1 , C Mahaza  1 , M-L Joly-Guillou  1 , J-M Chennebault  2 , M Kempf  3 , C Lemarié  1
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A case report of Mycoplasma hominis brain abscess identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

H Pailhoriès et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2014 Dec.
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Abstract

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 MALDI-TOF MS, a valuable diagnostic tool that identified M. hominis due to its presence in the VITEK MS database, allowed the rapid diagnosis of this infection.

Keywords: Cranial abscess; MALDI TOF identification; Mycoplasma hominis.

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