title: Isolation of rare coagulase-negative isolates in immunocompromised patients: Staphylococcus gallinarum, Staphylococcus pettenkoferi and Staphylococcus pasteuri.
abstract: Herein, we describe the isolation of Staphylococcus pasteuri, Staphylococcus pettenkoferi and Staphylococcus gallinarum and summarize the clinical characteristics of five patients. Cases were identified over a 2-year surveillance period that identified the respective strains using microbiologic and molecular methods. These data suggest that rare coagulase-negative staphylococcal infections may be under-diagnosed due to difficulties associated with routine clinical laboratory diagnostic methods.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
authors.forename: Rayo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morfin-Otero
authors.forename: Manuel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martínez-Vázquez
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Noriega
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garza-González
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003030:Coagulase / Q000378:metabolism*; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase