A Fatal Bloodstream Infection by Staphylococcus pettenkoferi in an Intensive Care Unit Patient

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 CoN...

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Main Authors: Caterina Mammina, Celestino Bonura, Maria Stella Verde, Teresa Fasciana, Daniela Maria Palma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Critical Care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/612732
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