First Report of Human Infection by Agromyces mediolanus, a Gram-Positive Organism Found in Soil.

J Clin Microbiol

Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Published: October 2015

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  • The first human infection caused by Agromyces bacteria, typically found in soil, has been reported.
  • A patient with a long-term venous catheter developed bacteremia from Agromyces mediolanus, which is resistant to vancomycin.
  • The bacteria were quickly identified using a technique called matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry.

Article Abstract

We report the first human infection by a member of the Agromyces genus, a group of Gram-positive bacteria found in soil. A patient with a long-term venous catheter developed bacteremia due to a non-vancomycin-susceptible isolate of Agromyces mediolanus. Rapid identification was possible by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry.

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