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RESEARCH PRODUCT

A Fatal Bloodstream Infection byStaphylococcus pettenkoferiin an Intensive Care Unit Patient

Daniela Maria PalmaCaterina MamminaMaria Stella VerdeTeresa FascianaCelestino Bonura

subject

Settore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia Clinicamedicine.medical_specialtyIntensive Care UnitCase ReportCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicinelaw.inventionlawBloodstream infectionIntensive caremedicineStaphylococcus pettenkoferiIntensive care medicinebiologybusiness.industryBloodstream InfectionIncidence (epidemiology)conslcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aidlcsh:RC86-88.9biology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseIntensive care unitBacteremiaCoagulasebusinessStaphylococcus pettenkoferi

description

Coagulase negative staphylococci are increasingly recognized as leading pathogens in bacteremia, with incidence peaking in intensive care units. Interpretation of blood cultures that are positive for CoNS is often doubtful. We describe a fatal case of bacteremia by a newly recognized species of CoNS,Staphylococcus pettenkoferi, in an ICU patient.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2011-10-01Case Reports in Critical Care
https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/612732