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Case Reports
. 2022 Jun 7:15:2915-2920.
doi: 10.2147/IDR.S368903. eCollection 2022.

Gordonia crocea sp. nov. Isolated from Wound Infection After Pacemaker Implantation: Case Report and Literature Review

Zhulan Yang  1 , Zhen Zhang  2 , Ming Chen  1 , Zhiyong Liu  1
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Gordonia crocea sp. nov. Isolated from Wound Infection After Pacemaker Implantation: Case Report and Literature Review

Zhulan Yang et al. Infect Drug Resist. .

Abstract

Gordonia is a recognized pathogen in patients with immunodeficiency and a normal immune response, which can cause bacteremia, endocarditis, peritonitis and pulmonary infection. We report a case of wound infection after pacemaker implantation caused by Gordonia crocea. Matrix-assisted laser desorption time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) was routinely used to identify the pathogen, and the results showed that the pathogen could not be accurately identified in the MALDI-TOF database at present. The 16S rRNA gene of the pathogen was further sequenced, and the result was Gordonia crocea. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of human infection caused by Gordonia crocea.

Keywords: Gordonia crocea; case report; pacemaker implantation; wound infection.

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The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest in this work.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The patient’s pacemaker pouch.
Figure 2
Figure 2
On August 29, 2021, X-ray images were taken of the patient chest. The X-rays showed that increased density at the arrow, considering possible infection.
Figure 3
Figure 3
(A) Original culture result of Gordonia crocea (chocolate plate); (B) Gordonia crocea Gram staining result; (C) Gordonia crocea weakly acid-fast result.
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