TY - JOUR
T1 - First report of spondylodiscitis due to vancomycin heteroresistant Staphylococcus capitis in immunocompetent host
AU - Bianco, Claudia
AU - Arena, Fabio
AU - Rossetti, Barbara
AU - Tordini, Giacinta
AU - Migliorini, Lucia
AU - Galluzzi, Paolo
AU - Cerase, Alfonso
AU - De Luca, Andrea
AU - Rossolini, Gian Maria
AU - Montagnani, Francesca
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - We report a successfully treated case of spondylodiscitis and bloodstream infection due to vancomycin heteroresistant Staphylococcus capitis, in an adult immunocompetent patient with multiple antibiotics intolerance. S. capitis is rarely involved in osteomyelitis and, to our knowledge, this is the first report of vancomycin heteroresistance phenomenon in an S. capitis strain causing spondylodiscitis.
AB - We report a successfully treated case of spondylodiscitis and bloodstream infection due to vancomycin heteroresistant Staphylococcus capitis, in an adult immunocompetent patient with multiple antibiotics intolerance. S. capitis is rarely involved in osteomyelitis and, to our knowledge, this is the first report of vancomycin heteroresistance phenomenon in an S. capitis strain causing spondylodiscitis.
KW - Spondylodiscitis
KW - Staphylococcus capitis
KW - Vancomycin heteroresistance
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jiac.2014.04.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jiac.2014.04.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 25131294
AN - SCOPUS:84908037591
VL - 20
SP - 639
EP - 642
JO - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
JF - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
SN - 1341-321X
IS - 10
ER -