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Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia in an American Intensive Care Unit.

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Strong, C; Cosiano, M; Cabezas, M; Barwatt, JW; Tillekeratne, LG
Published in: Case Rep Infect Dis
2021

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are considered the most common cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections; yet, these species are frequently designated as contaminants in the absence of systemic signs and symptoms of infection. Immunocompromised patients or those with prosthetic devices are at increased risk for clinically significant bacteremia. With the advent of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in clinical practice, there has been improved specificity of CoNS isolate identification and further elucidation of underrecognized pathogenic species. Staphylococcus pettenkoferi was a novel CoNS species first identified in 2002 and thought to be misdiagnosed as other CoNS due to limitations in biochemical identification. There is increasing identification of S. pettenkoferi isolates; however, there are limited case reports of clinically significant S. pettenkoferi bacteremia and no reported cases within the United States. We present the first known case of S. pettenkoferi from an American intensive care unit.

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Case Rep Infect Dis

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2090-6625

Publication Date

2021

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2021

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5235691

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Egypt
 

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Strong, C., Cosiano, M., Cabezas, M., Barwatt, J. W., & Tillekeratne, L. G. (2021). Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia in an American Intensive Care Unit. Case Rep Infect Dis, 2021, 5235691. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5235691
Strong, Cameron, Michael Cosiano, Melanie Cabezas, J. W. Barwatt, and L Gayani Tillekeratne. “Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia in an American Intensive Care Unit.Case Rep Infect Dis 2021 (2021): 5235691. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5235691.
Strong C, Cosiano M, Cabezas M, Barwatt JW, Tillekeratne LG. Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia in an American Intensive Care Unit. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2021;2021:5235691.
Strong, Cameron, et al. “Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia in an American Intensive Care Unit.Case Rep Infect Dis, vol. 2021, 2021, p. 5235691. Pubmed, doi:10.1155/2021/5235691.
Strong C, Cosiano M, Cabezas M, Barwatt JW, Tillekeratne LG. Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia in an American Intensive Care Unit. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2021;2021:5235691.
Journal cover image

Published In

Case Rep Infect Dis

DOI

ISSN

2090-6625

Publication Date

2021

Volume

2021

Start / End Page

5235691

Location

Egypt