A clinical case of sepsis due to Staphylococcus pettenkoferi.

A clinical case of sepsis due to Staphylococcus pettenkoferi.
Infez Med. 2018 Dec 01;26(4):369-373
Authors: Vecchia M, Lombardi A, Zuccaro V, Mariani B, Morea A, Asperges E, Grecchi C, Sacchi P, Bruno R
Abstract
Coagulase-negative staphylococci are part of the human skin flora but are frequently responsible for bloodstream infection, especially in the presence of intravascular devices or immunosuppressive conditions. Antibiotic resistance in such bacteria is common, with more than 80% of isolates resistant to methicillin. Among this genus Staphylococcus pettenkoferi is a recently identified organism, reported to be responsible for a growing number of infections. Here we describe a case of sepsis due to methicillin-resistant S. pettenkoferi.
PMID: 30555143 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Infezioni in Medicina - December 19, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infez Med Source Type: research