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Application of MALDI-TOF MS Profiling Coupled With Functionalized Magnetic Enrichment for Rapid Identification of Pathogens in a Patient With Open Fracture

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FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.672744

Keywords

MALDI-TOF MS; orthopedic trauma infection; magnetic enrichment; pathogen identification; Vibrio alginolyticus

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  1. National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFF0212501]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [31470786]

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Posttraumatic infections in orthopedic trauma patients, especially in open fractures, require rapid and accurate identification of pathogens for clinical diagnosis and antimicrobial treatment. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is effective for identifying pathogens, but pre-purification of liquid clinical specimens is necessary for direct analysis. A study showed success in coupling Fc-MBL@Fe3O4 enrichment with MALDI-TOF MS profiling for direct identification of pathogens in liquid-cultured samples, which has great potential for clinical application.
Posttraumatic infections can occur in orthopedic trauma patients, especially in open fractures. Rapid and accurate identification of pathogens in orthopedic trauma is important for clinical diagnosis and antimicrobial treatment. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been successfully used for first-line identification of pathogens grown on culture plates. However, for direct analysis of liquid clinical specimens, pre-purification of the sample is necessary. Herein, we investigated the feasibility of coupling Fc-MBL@Fe3O4 enrichment with MALDI-TOF MS profiling in the identification of pathogens in liquid-cultured samples. This method is successfully used for the identification of pathogens in a patient with an open-leg fracture obtained at sea. Pathogens were enriched by Fc-MBL@Fe3O4 from briefly pre-cultured liquid media and identified by MALDI-TOF MS. We identified an opportunistic pathogen, Vibrio alginolyticus, which is uncommon in clinical orthopedic trauma infection but exists widely in the sea. Therefore, combining Fc-MBL@Fe3O4 enrichment and MALDI-TOF MS profiling has great potential for direct identification of microbes in clinical samples.

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