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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2020

First case of infective endocarditis caused by Methylobacterium radiotolerans.

Ruifei Chen, Xinkun Qi, Bing Ma, Poshi Xu, Youhua Yuan

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Ruifei ChenDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Xinkun QiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Bing MaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Poshi XuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Youhua YuanDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. yyhnice@163.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4341-2561

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methylobacterium radiotolerans has only been identified in blood samples from end-stage renal failure or leukaemia patients in clinic. Here, we report a case of infective endocarditis (IE) caused by M. radiotolerans. 16S rRNA sequencing and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) were used to identify the bacteria isolated from cardiac vegetation. A drug sensitivity test was conducted by disk diffusion on blood Mueller-Hinton agar. This isolate was identified as M. radiotolerans, which was susceptible to aminoglycosides and ciprofloxacin. Our findings also suggest that M. radiotolerans can cause infection in a patient with normal immune function.

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Diagnosis, DifferentialEchocardiographyEndocarditisHumansMaleMethylobacteriumMiddle Aged16S rRNADrug sensitivity testInfective endocarditisMALDI-TOF MSMethylobacterium radiotolerans

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PMID32291544

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