title: Coagulase-positive Staphylococcus pseudintermedius from animals causing human endocarditis.
abstract: We report a case of infection with coagulase-positive Staphylococcus pseudintermedius related to the implantation of a cardioverter-defribrillator device. This species is usually isolated from infected animals, and contact with a dog was the probable source of infection in this patient. This isolate produced a leukotoxin effective against human polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
authors.affiliation: EA-4438, Physiopathologie et Médecine Translationnelle, Université Louis Pasteur, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France. philippe.riegel@chru-strasbourg.fr
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Riegel
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jesel-Morel
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Laventie
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boisset
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vandenesch
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prévost
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival; D003030:Coagulase / Q000378:metabolism*; D004285:Dogs; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase; D005098:Exotoxins; C018579:leukotoxin