The first case of Staphylococcus aureus ST398 causing bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient in Greece

E Drougka; A Foka; M N Marangos; A Liakopoulos; T Makatsoris; E D Anastassiou; E Petinaki; I Spiliopoulou

doi:10.4103/0255-0857.96706

The first case of Staphylococcus aureus ST398 causing bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient in Greece

E Drougka, A Foka, M N Marangos, A Liakopoulos, T Makatsoris, E D Anastassiou, E Petinaki, I Spiliopoulou^*

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We describe a case of catheter-related bloodstream infection, in a patient with colon cancer, caused by a methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus strain, nontypeable by pulsed field gel electrophoresis of SmaI macrorestriction fragment analysis, belonging to ST398. The patient recovered after daptomycin therapy. This is the first report that documents the emergence of ST398 in Greece.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	232-6
Number of pages	5
Journal	Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Volume	30
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4103/0255-0857.96706
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage
Bacteremia/diagnosis
Catheter-Related Infections/diagnosis
Daptomycin/administration & dosage
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Greece
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Male
Molecular Typing
Staphylococcal Infections/diagnosis
Staphylococcus aureus/classification
Treatment Outcome

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The first case of Staphylococcus aureus ST398 causing bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient in Greece

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