First report of spondylodiscitis due to vancomycin heteroresistant Staphylococcus capitis in immunocompetent host

Claudia Bianco; Fabio Arena; Barbara Rossetti; Giacinta Tordini; Lucia Migliorini; Paolo Galluzzi; Alfonso Cerase; Andrea De Luca; Gian Maria Rossolini; Francesca Montagnani

doi:10.1016/j.jiac.2014.04.004

First report of spondylodiscitis due to vancomycin heteroresistant Staphylococcus capitis in immunocompetent host

Claudia Bianco, Fabio Arena, Barbara Rossetti, Giacinta Tordini, Lucia Migliorini, Paolo Galluzzi, Alfonso Cerase, Andrea De Luca, Gian Maria Rossolini, Francesca Montagnani

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	639-642
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
Volume	20
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiac.2014.04.004
Publication status	Published - Oct 1 2014

Keywords

Spondylodiscitis
Staphylococcus capitis
Vancomycin heteroresistance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology (medical)
Pharmacology (medical)
Infectious Diseases
Medicine(all)

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First report of spondylodiscitis due to vancomycin heteroresistant Staphylococcus capitis in immunocompetent host. / Bianco, Claudia; Arena, Fabio; Rossetti, Barbara; Tordini, Giacinta; Migliorini, Lucia; Galluzzi, Paolo; Cerase, Alfonso; De Luca, Andrea; Rossolini, Gian Maria; Montagnani, Francesca.

In: Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, Vol. 20, No. 10, 01.10.2014, p. 639-642.

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Bianco, Claudia ; Arena, Fabio ; Rossetti, Barbara ; Tordini, Giacinta ; Migliorini, Lucia ; Galluzzi, Paolo ; Cerase, Alfonso ; De Luca, Andrea ; Rossolini, Gian Maria ; Montagnani, Francesca. / First report of spondylodiscitis due to vancomycin heteroresistant Staphylococcus capitis in immunocompetent host. In: Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 2014 ; Vol. 20, No. 10. pp. 639-642.

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