Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus lugdunensis carrying SCCmec type V misidentified as MRSA
Braz. j. infect. dis
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15(3): 293-295, May-June 2011.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a rare cause of severe infections and clinical manifestations are similar to those related to S. aureus infection. We describe a hospital-acquired bacteremia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus lugdunensis, misidentified as methicillin-resistant S. aureus. The oxacillin MIC was 16 µg/mL and the mecA gene and SCCmec type V were determined by PCR. Although treatment had been appropriated, the patient died after rapid progressive respiratory failure and another nosocomial sepsis. It is important not only to identify S. lugdunensis in view of its clinical course, but also to determine its susceptibility to oxacillin by detecting the mecA gene or its product.
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Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Cross Infection
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Methicillin Resistance
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Bacteremia
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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UFRJ/BR
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Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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