The first case of Staphylococcus aureus ST398 causing bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient in Greece.
We describe a case of catheter-related bloodstream infection, in a patient with colon cancer, caused by a methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus strain, nontypeable by pulsed field gel electrophoresis of SmaI macrorestriction fragment analysis, belonging to ST398. The patient recovered after daptomycin therapy. This is the first report that documents the emergence of ST398 in Greece.
Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, National Reference Laboratory for Staphylococcal Infections, University of Patras, Greece.
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Drougka
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Foka
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Marangos
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Liakopoulos
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Makatsoris
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Anastassiou
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Petinaki
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Spiliopoulou
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017576:Daptomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D058889:Molecular Typing; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017576:Daptomycin