A Fatal Bloodstream Infection by Staphylococcus pettenkoferi in an Intensive Care Unit Patient.
Case Rep Crit Care
; 2011: 612732, 2011.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24826324
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.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Case Rep Crit Care
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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USA