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Bacteremia caused by Enterobacter asburiae misidentified biochemically as Cronobacter sakazakii and accurately identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry: a case report.

Noboru HorinouchiSeiji ShiotaTakeshi TakakuraAtsushi YoshidaKen KikuchiAkira NishizonoEishi Miyazaki
Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2022)
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry may reduce misidentification of bacteria as C. sakazakii and improve the reporting rate of E. asburiae. This technique should be considered when biochemical bacterial misidentification is suspected.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary embolism
  • emergency department
  • gram negative