Small Colony Variants of Staphylococcus aureus and Pacemaker-related Infection
oleh: Harald Seifert, Hilmar Wisplinghoff, Petra Schnabel, Christof von Eiff
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-10-01 |
Deskripsi
We describe the first known case of a device-related bloodstream infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants. Recurrent pacemaker-related bloodstream infection within a 7-month period illustrates the poor clinical and microbiologic response to prolonged antimicrobial therapy in a patient infected with this S. aureus subpopulation.