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Staphylococcus hominis septicaemia in patients with cancer
Author(s) -
Bowman Rodney A.,
Buck Martin
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1984.tb103842.x
Subject(s) - coagulase , staphylococcus , medicine , antibiotics , pathogenicity , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , biology , bacteria , genetics
We report two cases of Staphylococcus hominis septicaemia associated with the use of intravenous catheters. Both patients had advanced malignant disease, but infection was eliminated rapidly with antibiotic treatment administered via the catheters. This report confirms the pathogenicity of Staph. hominis, particularly in immunocompromised patients. We recommend the wider use of an effective scheme for the correct identification of blood culture isolates of coagulase‐negative staphylococci.