Abstract
The importance of nosocomial infections caused by coagulase- negative staphylococci is constantly growing. The threat primarily affects immunocompromised patients, the elderly and neonates, particularly after invasive surgery. The problem is fundamentally exacerbated by expanding antibacterial drug resistance. A case report is presented of an 86-year-old patient who underwent a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery and developed septicaemia upon surgical wound infection. The causal agent was likely a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, however, daptomycin-resistant Staphylococcus pettenkoferi was identified in blood cultures in the absence of daptomycin treatment. To the authors' knowledge, the case study presented is the first published episode of daptomycin-resistant S. pettenkoferi strain.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 297-301 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Acta Biochimica Polonica |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
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Keywords
- Coagulase-negative staphylococci
- Daptomycin resistance
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Staphylococcus pettenkoferi
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
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Daptomycin-resistant Staphylococcus pettenkoferi of human origin. / Savini, Vincenzo; Kosecka, Maja; Siegwart, Ed; Marrollo, Roberta; Polilli, Ennio; Palmieri, Dalia; Fazii, Paolo; Carretto, Edoardo; Miedzobrodzki, Jacek; Bukowski, Michal.
In: Acta Biochimica Polonica, Vol. 63, No. 2, 2016, p. 297-301.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Polilli, Ennio
AU - Palmieri, Dalia
AU - Fazii, Paolo
AU - Carretto, Edoardo
AU - Miedzobrodzki, Jacek
AU - Bukowski, Michal
PY - 2016
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