Community-acquired infection caused by small-colony variant of Staphylococcus aureus

Sumit Rai, Pramod Kumar Sharma, Nirpex Tyagi, Sugandh AgarwalIndian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2020 38(2):216-218 Staphylococcus aureus and other Gram negative bacteria produce small colony variants (SCV) which usually emerge after exposure to antimicrobials. They cause repeated infections, treatment failures and often pass unnoticed during cultures due to unusual appearance and incomplete incubation. This infectious disease grand round highlights a similar clinical case with atypical history and appearance of a SCV of S. aureus and why prolonged incubation is necessary for aspirates from patients with recurrent infections like abscesses.
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Source Type: research