@article{mbs:/content/journal/jmmcr/10.1099/jmmcr.0.003681, author = "Titécat, Marie and Loı¨ez, Caroline and Courcol, René J. and Wallet, Frédéric", title = "Difficulty with Gordonia bronchialis identification by Microflex mass spectrometer in a pacemaker‐induced endocarditis", journal= "JMM Case Reports", year = "2014", volume = "1", number = "3", pages = "", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.003681", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmmcr/10.1099/jmmcr.0.003681", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "2053-3721", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "rpoB sequencing", keywords = "16S rRNA", keywords = "Gordonia bronchialis", keywords = "pacemaker", keywords = "MALDI‐TOF MS", keywords = "endocarditis", eid = "e003681", abstract = " Introduction: This report describes the first case, to the best of our knowledge, of pacemaker‐induced endocarditis due to Gordonia bronchialis. Presentation: Pacemaker‐induced endocarditis due to G. bronchialis infection was determined in a 92‐year old man. This Gram‐positive bacillus failed to be identified by matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry technology, whereas the taxon was indexed in the database. 16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequencing were required to determine the correct strain identity. Conclusion: Infections caused by G. bronchialis remain a rare phenomenon affecting immunocompromised patients and/or medical device carriers. Molecular tools may be necessary to ensure accurate identification. ", }