The first case of Staphylococcus aureus ST398 causing bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient in Greece.
Indian J Med Microbiol
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2012 Apr-June; 30(2): 232-236
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in English
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| ID: sea-143954
ABSTRACT
We describe a case of catheter-related bloodstream infection, in a patient with colon cancer, caused by a methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus strain, nontypeable by pulsed field gel electrophoresis of SmaI macrorestriction fragment analysis, belonging to ST398. The patient recovered after daptomycin therapy. This is the first report that documents the emergence of ST398 in Greece.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Treatment Outcome
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Immunocompromised Host
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Bacteremia
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Daptomycin
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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