Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Staphylococcus pettenkoferi is a relatively recently described coagulase-negative staphylococci species first described in 2002. Since then, nine additional cases of infection caused by this species have been reported in various countries around the world, including Germany, Belgium, France, South K...

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Main Authors: Abdulaziz Ahmed Hashi, Johannes Andries Delport, Sameer Elsayed, Michael Seth Silverman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/748154
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spelling doaj-1f3987060b13403ebad551104bbf2a092021-07-02T06:15:56ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322015-01-0126631932210.1155/2015/748154Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureAbdulaziz Ahmed Hashi0Johannes Andries Delport1Sameer Elsayed2Michael Seth Silverman3Department of Medicine, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaStaphylococcus pettenkoferi is a relatively recently described coagulase-negative staphylococci species first described in 2002. Since then, nine additional cases of infection caused by this species have been reported in various countries around the world, including Germany, Belgium, France, South Korea, Italy, Brazil and Mexico. The present report describes a case of S pettenkoferi peripheral line-associated bacteremia. To our knowledge, the present report is the first description of human infection caused by S pettenkoferi in Canada. The present report also provides an overview of the laboratory detection of uncommon coagulase-negative staphylococci.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/748154
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Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
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Michael Seth Silverman
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title Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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series Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
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description Staphylococcus pettenkoferi is a relatively recently described coagulase-negative staphylococci species first described in 2002. Since then, nine additional cases of infection caused by this species have been reported in various countries around the world, including Germany, Belgium, France, South Korea, Italy, Brazil and Mexico. The present report describes a case of S pettenkoferi peripheral line-associated bacteremia. To our knowledge, the present report is the first description of human infection caused by S pettenkoferi in Canada. The present report also provides an overview of the laboratory detection of uncommon coagulase-negative staphylococci.
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