Mammina Caterina, Bonura Celestino, Verde Maria Stella, Fasciana Teresa, Palma Daniela Maria
Department of Sciences for Health Promotion "G. D'Alessandro", Section of Hygiene, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 133, Palermo 90127, Italy.
Department of Sciences for Health Promotion "G. D'Alessandro", Section of Microbiology, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 133, Palermo 90127, Italy.
Case Rep Crit Care. 2011;2011:612732. doi: 10.1155/2011/612732. Epub 2011 Oct 20.
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.
凝固酶阴性葡萄球菌越来越被认为是菌血症的主要病原体,其发病率在重症监护病房达到峰值。对凝固酶阴性葡萄球菌血培养阳性结果的解读往往存在疑问。我们描述了一名重症监护病房患者因一种新发现的凝固酶阴性葡萄球菌——佩滕科费葡萄球菌导致菌血症死亡的病例。