Frequency of isolation of Staphylococcus intermedius from humans.
We collected 3,397 consecutive isolates of coagulase-positive staphylococci from various specimens of hospitalized patients. All were retrospectively classified as Staphylococcus aureus, except two which were identified as S. intermedius: one isolated from the nasal flora of a healthy carrier and the other isolated from pleural fluid, probably as a sample contaminant.
Mahoudeau
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Institut de Bactériologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France.
Delabranche
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Prevost
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G
Monteil
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H
Piemont
Y
Y
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013045:Species Specificity; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*