Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia in an American Intensive Care Unit
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...
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| author | Cameron Strong Michael Cosiano Melanie Cabezas J. W. Barwatt L. Gayani Tillekeratne |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-acdd80a1720846659e706a8a909e58ea2025-02-03T07:23:59ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332021-01-01202110.1155/2021/52356915235691Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia in an American Intensive Care UnitCameron Strong0Michael Cosiano1Melanie Cabezas2J. W. Barwatt3L. Gayani Tillekeratne4Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USADepartment of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USADepartment of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USADepartment of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USADepartment of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USACoagulase-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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5235691 |
| spellingShingle | Cameron Strong Michael Cosiano Melanie Cabezas J. W. Barwatt L. Gayani Tillekeratne Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia in an American Intensive Care Unit Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia in an American Intensive Care Unit |
| title_full | Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia in an American Intensive Care Unit |
| title_fullStr | Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia in an American Intensive Care Unit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia in an American Intensive Care Unit |
| title_short | Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia in an American Intensive Care Unit |
| title_sort | staphylococcus pettenkoferi bacteremia in an american intensive care unit |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5235691 |
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