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Bacteremia due to Staphylococcus cohnii ssp. urealyticus caused by infected pressure ulcer: case report and review of the literature / Bacteremia por Staphylococcus cohnii ssp. urealyticus devida a úlcera de pressão infectada: relato de caso e revisão da literatura
Sao Paulo Medical Journal; Soldera, Jonathan; Nedel, Wagner Luis; Cardoso, Paulo Ricardo Cerveira; d'Azevedo, Pedro Alves.
  • Soldera, Jonathan; Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre. Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição (HNSC) and Gastroenterology Service. Department of Internal Medicine Service. MD. Resident. Porto Alegre. BR
  • Nedel, Wagner Luis; Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre. Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição (HNSC) and Gastroenterology Service. Department of Internal Medicine Service. MD. Resident. Porto Alegre. BR
  • Cardoso, Paulo Ricardo Cerveira; Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre. Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição (HNSC) and Gastroenterology Service. Department of Internal Medicine Service. MD. Resident. Porto Alegre. BR
  • d'Azevedo, Pedro Alves; Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre. Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição (HNSC) and Gastroenterology Service. Department of Internal Medicine Service. MD. Resident. Porto Alegre. BR
São Paulo med. j ; 131(1): 59-61, mar. 2013. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-668876
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id="para1">Coagulase-negative staphylococci are common colonizers of the human skin and have become increasingly recognized as agents of clinically significant nosocomial infections. CASE <a class="decs" id="054358">REPORT</a>

id="para2">The case of a 79-year-old male patient with multi-infarct dementia who presented systemic inflammatory response syndrome is reported. This was attributed to bacteremia due to Staphylococcus cohnii ssp. urealyticus, which was grown on blood cultures originating from an infected pressure ulcer. The few cases of Staphylococcus cohnii infection reported in the literature consist of bacteremia relating to catheters, surgical prostheses, acute cholecystitis, brain abscess, endocarditis, pneumonia, urinary tract infection and septic arthritis, generally presenting a multiresistant profile, with nearly 90% resistance to methicillin. CONCLUSIONS

id="para3">The reported case is, to our knowledge, the first case of true bacteremia due to Staphylococcus cohnii subsp. urealyticus caused by an infected pressure ulcer. It shows that this species may be underdiagnosed and should be considered in the differential diagnosis for community-acquired skin infections. .

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id="para4"> Staphylococcus coagulase-negativos, colonizadores frequentes da pele humana, têm sido reconhecidos como agentes de infecções nosocomiais. <a class="decs" id="021012">RELATO DE CASO</a>

id="para5">Relata-se o caso de um paciente de 79 anos com demência vascular que apresentou síndrome da resposta inflamatória sistêmica atribuída a bacteremia por Staphylococcus cohnni ssp. urealyticus, que cresceu em hemoculturas, secundária a uma úlcera de pressão infectada. Os poucos casos de infecção por Staphylococcus cohnii relatados na literatura descrevem bacteremia associada a cateter, próteses cirúrgicas, colecistite aguda, abscesso cerebral, endocardite, pneumonia, infecção do trato urinário e artrite séptica, geralmente apresentando um perfil de multirresistência, com aproximadamente 90% de resistência à meticilina. CONCLUSÕES

id="para6">O caso relatado é, ao nosso conhecimento, o primeiro de bacteremia verdadeira por Staphylococcus cohnii subsp. urealyticus causada por uma úlcera por pressão, mostrando que esta espécie pode estar subdiagnosticada e deveria ser considerada no diagnóstico diferencial das infecções cutâneas adquiridas na comunidade. .

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Staphylococcal Infections / Bacteremia / Pressure Ulcer Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: São Paulo med. j Journal subject: Cirurgia Geral / Ciˆncia / Ginecologia / Medicine / Medicina Interna / Obstetr¡cia / Pediatria / Sa£de Mental / Sa£de P£blica Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Staphylococcal Infections / Bacteremia / Pressure Ulcer Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: São Paulo med. j Journal subject: Cirurgia Geral / Ciˆncia / Ginecologia / Medicine / Medicina Interna / Obstetr¡cia / Pediatria / Sa£de Mental / Sa£de P£blica Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre/BR