Pleural fluid infection caused by Dietzia cinnamea.
Dietzia cinnamea was recovered from pleural fluid in an immunocompromised patient by inoculating blood culture bottles and was identified with matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The case shows the expanding ability of microbiology laboratories to identify rare organisms through newer techniques and technology.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Kelly A
KA
Cawcutt
Division of Clinical Microbiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Micah M
MM
Bhatti
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Electronic address: nelson.darlene@mayo.edu.
Darlene R
DR
Nelson
D039903:Actinobacteria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000368:Aged; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
Actinomycete; Dietzia; MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry