title: Case of Staphylococcus schleiferi endocarditis and a simple scheme to identify clumping factor-positive staphylococci.
abstract: Staphylococcus schleiferi is a coagulase-negative staphylococcus infrequently reported as a human pathogen. We report a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis attributed to this organism, contrast it to another Staphylococcus species that gives similar clumping factor results (S. lugdunensis), and propose a simple, effective identification scheme for identification of clumping factor-positive staphylococci.
authors.affiliation: Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia. michael.leung@hcoa.maynick.com.au
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nuttall
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazur
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Taddei
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McComish
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Pearman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003030:Coagulase / Q000032:analysis*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase