title: Wound infection by multiresistant Staphylococcus sciuri identified by molecular methods.
abstract: We describe a case of wound infection by multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus sciuri in a patient admitted to hospital for injuries in Agreste Alagoas, Brazil, identified through broad-spectrum PCR and sequencing of 16S rDNA gene. Due to its high resistance profile, the infection was characterized as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus presenting sensitive only to vancomycin and chloramphenicol. The injury resulting from trauma associated with infection resulted in amputation of the infected limb.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Bom Sucesso, Arapiraca-Alagoas, Brasil.
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Coimbra
authors.forename: Alda G C S
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Jorge B O
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Jùnior
authors.forename: Luiz A F
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Beatriz J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Pimentel
authors.forename: Daniel L G
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Gitaì
authors.forename: Luciana S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Eurìpedes A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Silva-Filho
authors.forename: Tiago G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: de Andrade
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000494:pharmacology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D014640:Vancomycin