A Fatal Bloodstream Infection byStaphylococcus pettenkoferiin an Intensive Care Unit Patient | Zendy

Caterina Mammina | Zendy; Celestino Bonura | Zendy; Maria Stella Verde | Zendy; Teresa Fasciana | Zendy; Daniela Maria Palma | Zendy

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A Fatal Bloodstream Infection byStaphylococcus pettenkoferiin an Intensive Care Unit Patient

Author(s) -

Caterina Mammina,

Celestino Bonura,

Maria Stella Verde,

Teresa Fasciana,

Daniela Maria Palma

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

case reports in critical care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6439

pISSN - 2090-6420

DOI - 10.1155/2011/612732

Subject(s) - bacteremia , cons , medicine , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , bloodstream infection , incidence (geometry) , intensive care , staphylococcus , staphylococcal infections , coagulase , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , bacteria , biology , genetics , physics , optics , computer science , programming language

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.

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