A Fatal Bloodstream Infection by Staphylococcus pettenkoferi in an Intensive Care Unit Patient.

Autor: Mammina C; Department of Sciences for Health Promotion 'G. D'Alessandro', Section of Hygiene, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 133, Palermo 90127, Italy., Bonura C; Department of Sciences for Health Promotion 'G. D'Alessandro', Section of Microbiology, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 133, Palermo 90127, Italy., Verde MS; Laboratory of Microbiology, General Hospital ARNAS 'Civico, Di Cristina & Benfratelli', Piazza Nicola Leotta, Palermo 90127, Italy., Fasciana T; Department of Sciences for Health Promotion 'G. D'Alessandro', Section of Microbiology, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 133, Palermo 90127, Italy., Palma DM; II Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital ARNAS 'Civico, Di Cristina & Benfratelli', Piazza Nicola Leotta, Palermo 90127, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Case reports in critical care [Case Rep Crit Care] 2011; Vol. 2011, pp. 612732. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Oct 20.
DOI: 10.1155/2011/612732
Abstrakt: Coagulase negative staphylococci are increasingly recognized as leading pathogens in bacteremia, with incidence peaking in intensive care units. Interpretation of blood cultures that are positive for CoNS is often doubtful. We describe a fatal case of bacteremia by a newly recognized species of CoNS, Staphylococcus pettenkoferi, in an ICU patient.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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