Direct Identification of 80 Percent of Bacteria from Blood Culture Bottles by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Using a 10-Minute Extraction Protocol.

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry is not widely used to identify bacteria directly from positive blood culture bottles (BCBs) because of overlong protocols. The objective of this work was to develop and evaluate a simple extraction protocol for reliable identification from BCBs. The 10-min protocol was applied over a 5-month period.

Cefoxitin-based antibiotic therapy for extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae prostatitis: a prospective pilot study.

The emergence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) infections requires re-assessment of therapeutic choices. Here we report the efficacy of cefoxitin-based antibiotic therapy for ESBL-E prostatitis. A prospective study including patients with ESBL-E prostatitis resistant to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and fluoroquinolones from January 2014 to March 2016 was conducted.

An original case of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica bacteremia after a near-drowning accident.

We report the first case of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica bacteremia after water contamination in France. A 75-year-old man developed septic pneumonic tularemia after a near-drowning accident.