An unusual case of <em>Staphylococcus pasteuri</em> osteomyelitis

• Main Authors: Phillip P. Santoiemma, David M. Kalainov, Manish P. Mehta, Maureen K. Bolon
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
• Series: Infectious Disease Reports
• Subjects: Staphylococcus pasteuri; Osteomyelitis,; Hand Infection; Injection Injury
• Online Access: https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/8523

Staphylococcus pasteuri is a gram-positive organism found in food products as well as naturally occurring in air and on surfaces. We present the first known case of Staphylococcus pasteuri osteomyelitis caused by machine injection injury. The patient was treated with emergent surgical debridement as well as doxycycline for a soft tissue infection. Despite targeted therapy, the infection progressed to osteomyelitis and was treated successfully with additional surgical debridement and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. There is sparse information on both infections and treatment of Staphylococcus pasteuri. We present our case report as well as a review of the literature on the epidemiology, susceptibility and treatment recommendations for Staphylococcus pasteuri infections.