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Case Reports
. 2000 Oct;38(10):3887-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.10.3887-3889.2000.

Osteomyelitis caused by Staphylococcus schleiferi and evidence of misidentification of this Staphylococcus species by an automated bacterial identification system

J Calvo  1 , J L Hernández, M C Fariñas, D García-Palomo, J Agüero
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Case Reports

Osteomyelitis caused by Staphylococcus schleiferi and evidence of misidentification of this Staphylococcus species by an automated bacterial identification system

J Calvo et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Oct.

Abstract

We report a case of sternal osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus schleiferi in a patient who underwent thoracic surgery. This constitutes the first documented case of osteomyelitis caused by this Staphylococcus species. We also relate our experience in the utilization of commercially available MicroScan panels for the identification of this microorganism.

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