Osteomyelitis caused by Staphylococcus schleiferi and evidence of misidentification of this Staphylococcus species by an automated bacterial identification system

Authors
Calvo, J Hernandez, JL Farinas, MC Garcia-Palomo, D Aguero, J
Citation
J. Calvo et al., Osteomyelitis caused by Staphylococcus schleiferi and evidence of misidentification of this Staphylococcus species by an automated bacterial identification system, J CLIN MICR, 38(10), 2000, pp. 3887-3889
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
3887 - 3889
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200010)38:10<3887:OCBSSA>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
We report a case of sternal osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus schleiferi in a patient who underwent thoracic surgery. This constitutes the first doc umented ease of osteomyelitis caused by this Staphylococcus species. We als o relate our experience in the utilization of commercially available MicroS can panels for the identification of this microorganism.