title: Nosocomial infection due to Enterococcus cecorum identified by MALDI-TOF MS and Vitek 2 from a blood culture of a septic patient.
abstract: We report the case of a nosocomial infection due to Enterococcus cecorum isolated from a blood culture of a 75-year-old septic male patient. Matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and Vitek 2 succeeded in identification of the isolate.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, Rostock University Hospital , Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Warnke
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, Rostock University Hospital , Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Köller
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Rostock University Hospital , Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stoll
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, Rostock University Hospital , Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Podbielski
keywords: Enterococcus cecorum; MALDI-TOF; Vitek 2; mass spectrometry; nosocomial infection