Catheter-Related Bacteremia Caused by Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Refractory to Antibiotic-Lock Therapy in a Hemophilic Child with Dog Exposure
Author(s) -
Chia-Yunn Chuang,
YungLi Yang,
PoRen Hsueh,
PingIng Lee
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02033-09
Subject(s) - staphylococcus pseudintermedius , bacteremia , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , staphylococcus , biology , staphylococcal infections , medicine , bacteria , genetics
We describe a case of catheter-related bacteremia due toStaphylococcus pseudintermedius in a child with dog exposure. The organism was confirmed asS .pseudintermedius based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and positive PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism of thepta gene.
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