Human bloodstream infection caused by Staphylococcus pettenkoferi
Author(s) -
Sang Hoon Song,
Jeong Su Park,
Hye Rin Kwon,
SungHan Kim,
Hong Bin Kim,
Ho Eun Chang,
Kyoung Un Park,
Junghan Song,
Eui Chong Kim
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.004697-0
Subject(s) - bloodstream infection , pathogen , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , human pathogen , staphylococcus , tuberculosis , staphylococcal infections , opportunistic pathogen , biology , medicine , immunology , virology , bacteria , pseudomonas aeruginosa , pathology , genetics
Staphylococcus pettenkoferi is a recently isolated human pathogen with only a few reported cases of infection. We report a case of bloodstream infection caused by S. pettenkoferi in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis.
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