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Bloodstream Infections Caused by Small‐Colony Variants of Coagulase‐Negative Staphylococci Following Pacemaker Implantation
1 Oct 1999
Abstract excerpt
Small-colony variants (SCVs) of Staphylococcus aureus cause persistent and relapsing infections. Relatively little is known regarding infections caused by SCVs of coagulase-negative staphylococci. We report two cases of pacemaker electrode infections due to SCVs of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus capitis. Sequence analysis of a portion of the 16S rRNA gene (16S rDNA) confirmed the identity of the...
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