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Clinical and microbiological characteristics of six Staphylococcus pettenkoferi isolates from blood samples.
Annals of laboratory medicine - 1 Mar 2015
Park Sholhui, Chung Hae-Sun, Lee Miae
Abstract excerpt
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are reported to be the leading cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections. Staphylococcus pettenkoferi is a novel member of CoNS that was first isolated from the human blood and bursitis wound in 2002. We have reported cases of 6 S. pettenkoferi strains isolated from blood specimens, including one pathogen and 5 contaminants and catheter colonizers. Brucker Biotyper...
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