Lactococcus garvieae endocarditis in a native valve identified by MALDI-TOF MS and PCR-based 16s rRNA in Spain: A case report

V Heras Cañas; M D Pérez Ramirez; F Bermudez Jiménez; M D Rojo Martin; C Miranda Casas; M Marin Arriaza; J M Navarro Marí

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2015.02.001

Lactococcus garvieae endocarditis in a native valve identified by MALDI-TOF MS and PCR-based 16s rRNA in Spain: A case report

New Microbes New Infect. 2015 Mar 26:5:13-5. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.02.001. eCollection 2015 May.

Authors

V Heras Cañas¹, M D Pérez Ramirez¹, F Bermudez Jiménez², M D Rojo Martin¹, C Miranda Casas¹, M Marin Arriaza³, J M Navarro Marí¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.
² Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.
³ Department of Molecular Biology, University General Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain.

Abstract

Lactococcus garvieae is a Gram-positive, catalase negative coccus arranged in pairs or short chains, well-known as a fish pathogen. We report a case of Infective Endocarditis (IE) by L. garvieae in a native valve from a 68-year-old male with unknown history of contact with raw fish and an extensive history of heart disease. This case highlights the reliability of MALDI-TOF MS compared to conventional methods in the identification of rare microorganisms like this.

Keywords: Endocarditis; Lactococcus garvieae; MALDI-TOF; PCR; native valve.