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A Fatal Bloodstream Infection byStaphylococcus pettenkoferiin an Intensive Care Unit Patient

2011

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.

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