Characterization of a new coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species (Staphylococcus pettenkoferi) isolated from blood cultures from a hospitalized patient in Porto Alegre, Brazil Caracterização de uma nova espécie de Staphylococcus coagulase-negativo (Staphylococcus pettenkofer) isolada de hemoculturas de um paciente hospitalizado em Porto Alegre, Brasil
INTRODUCTION: Staphylococcus pettenkoferi was originally isolated and described by Trülzsch et al (2002). In this study, we characterized two isolates of this newly described species. METHODS: Blood cultures were initially processed using the BacT/ALERT® device, and the isolates were initially chara...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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