Case of <i>Staphylococcus schleiferi</i> subspecies <i>coagulans</i> endocarditis and metastatic infection in an immune compromised host

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Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans is a relatively recently described organism with limited human pathogenicity. Described case reports of infection are primarily limited to canine external otitis with only one reported case of human involvement, localized to a surgical wound infection. Similarities in phenotypic and microbiological characteristics between S. schleiferi subsp. coagulans and S. aureus...

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