Staphylococcus prettenkoferi – biochemical properties, methods of species identification and clinical significance
Author(s) -
Kinga Markowska,
Marta Kierzkowska,
Dariusz Kawecki,
Anna Katedra,
S Saprophyticus,
S Lugdunensis,
S Schleiferi,
S Auricularis,
S Capitis,
S Ha- Emolyticus,
S Hominis,
S Simulans,
Charakterystyka Pettenkoferi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medycyna doświadczalna i mikrobiologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2545-2517
pISSN - 0025-8601
DOI - 10.32394/mdm.73.01
Subject(s) - staphylococcus , staphylococcus aureus , etiology , microbiology and biotechnology , blood stream , osteomyelitis , clinical significance , isolation (microbiology) , biology , identification (biology) , microbiome , blood culture , antibiotics , medicine , bacteria , immunology , pathology , ecology , bioinformatics , genetics
Staphylococcus pettenkoferi was first isolated from blood culture a 25-years-old patient with fever of unknown etiology. Based on the literature analysis, it was found that it is an opportunistic microorganism. It causes blood stream infections and was an causative agent of osteomyelitis. Staphylococcus pettenkoferi is a component of the human microbiome, was found in a hospital environment and was also isolated from animals and their surroundings.
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