Staphylococcus cohnii spp urealyticus: relato de caso de um patógeno incomum / Staphylococcus cohnii spp urealyticus: case report on an uncommon pathogen
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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41(2): 197-199, mar.-abr. 2008.
Article
in Portuguese
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RESUMO
Staphylococcus coagulase negativos tem surgido como importantes agentes em infecções de pacientes hospitalizados. Neste estudo, relatamos o caso de bacteremia associada a cateter venoso central devido a Staphylococcus cohnii spp urealyticus isolado em hemocultura de um paciente do sexo masculino, 53 anos, internado em hospital geral da cidade de São Paulo. Discutimos nesse relato a dificuldade em identificar rotineiramente esse microrganismo no Laboratório de Microbiologia Clínica. Staphylococcus cohnii spp urealyticus é um microrganismo encontrado na pele dos seres humanos como parte da microbiota normal, podendo em algumas situações causar sérias infecções em humanos.
ABSTRACT
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus has emerged as an important agent in nosocomial infections. In this study, we report a case of bacteremia associated with a central venous catheter, caused by Staphylococcus cohnii spp urealyticus that was isolated in blood cultures from a 53-year-old male patient who was admitted to a general hospital in the city of São Paulo. We discuss in this report the difficulty in routinely identifying this microorganism in the clinical microbiology laboratory. Staphylococcus cohnii spp urealyticus is a microorganism found in human skin as part of the normal microbiota, and it can cause serious infections in humans, in some situations.
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Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Staphylococcus
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Catheterization, Central Venous
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Cross Infection
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Bacteremia
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fundação Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre/BR
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Hospital Albert Einstein/BR
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Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR
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