title: Improved detection of Staphylococcus intermedius group in a routine diagnostic laboratory.
abstract: The Staphylococcus intermedius group (SIG) includes zoonotic pathogens traditionally associated with dog bites. We describe a simple scheme for improved detection of SIG using routine laboratory methods, report its effect on isolation rates, and use sequencing to confirm that, apart from one atypical SIG strain, most isolates are Staphylococcus pseudintermedius.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom John.Lee@rcht.cornwall.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Aimee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bendall
authors.affiliation: European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gaze
authors.affiliation: European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Lihong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Michiel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vos
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D057789:Staphylococcus intermedius / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*