title: First report of a left ventricular assist device infection caused by Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans: a coagulase-positive organism.
abstract: Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans is often misclassified as S. aureus given the production of a pseudocoagulase turning the tube coagulase test positive. It is therefore infrequently reported in the literature. We describe the first case of S. schleiferi subspecies coagulans left ventricular assist device infection in a patient awaiting heart transplantation.
authors: Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA. ethibodeau@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
authors: Evangeline
authors: E
authors: Thibodeau
authors: Helen
authors: H
authors: Boucher
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Denofrio
authors: Duc Thinh
authors: DT
authors: Pham
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Snydman
mesh_terms: D003030:Coagulase / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase