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A Fatal Bloodstream Infection by Staphylococcus pettenkoferi in an Intensive Care Unit Patient
- Source :
- Case Reports in Critical Care; 2011, Vol. 2011 Issue: 1
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- 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.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20906420 and 20906439
- Volume :
- 2011
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Critical Care
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs28782873
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/612732