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Case Reports
. 2018 Dec 1;26(4):369-373.

A clinical case of sepsis due to Staphylococcus pettenkoferi

Marco Vecchia  1 , Andrea Lombardi  1 , Valentina Zuccaro  2 , Bianca Mariani  3 , Alessandra Morea  1 , Erika Asperges  1 , Cecilia Grecchi  1 , Paolo Sacchi  2 , Raffaele Bruno  4
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  • PMID: 30555143
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Case Reports

A clinical case of sepsis due to Staphylococcus pettenkoferi

Marco Vecchia et al. Infez Med. .
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Abstract

Coagulase-negative staphylococci are part of the human skin flora but are frequently responsible for bloodstream infection, especially in the presence of intravascular devices or immunosuppressive conditions. Antibiotic resistance in such bacteria is common, with more than 80% of isolates resistant to methicillin. Among this genus Staphylococcus pettenkoferi is a recently identified organism, reported to be responsible for a growing number of infections. Here we describe a case of sepsis due to methicillin-resistant S. pettenkoferi.

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