Heras Cañas, VPérez Ramirez, M DBermudez Jiménez, FRojo Martin, M DMiranda Casas, CMarin Arriaza, MNavarro Marí, J M2015-10-262015-10-262015-05-05Heras Cañas V, Pérez Ramirez MD, Bermudez Jiménez F, Rojo Martin MD, Miranda Casas C, Marin Arriaza M, et al. 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 ; 5:13-5http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2035Journal Article;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.enLactococcus garvieaeEndocarditisMALDI-TOFNative valvePCRLactococcusEspectrometría de masas con desorción-ionización láser asistida por matrizMasculinoCatalasaEndocarditis bacterianaCardiopatíasReproducibilidad de resultadosEspañaMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Cardiovascular Diseases::Heart Diseases::EndocarditisMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Chemistry Techniques, Analytical::Mass Spectrometry::Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Bacteria::Gram-Positive Bacteria::Lactobacillales::Streptococcaceae::LactococcusMedical Subject Headings::Check Tags::MaleMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::AnimalsMedical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Enzymes and Coenzymes::Enzymes::Oxidoreductases::Peroxidases::CatalaseMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Cardiovascular Diseases::Cardiovascular Infections::Endocarditis, BacterialMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Cardiovascular Diseases::Heart DiseasesMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Research Design::Reproducibility of ResultsMedical Subject Headings::Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spainresearch article25949815open access10.1016/j.nmni.2015.02.0012052-2975PMC4404417