Staphylococcus aureus
alias: B0916
strain
BSN196
collected_by
Andrew D. Berti
collection_date
2018-01-15
geo_loc_name
USA: Detroit, MI
host
Homo sapiens
host_disease
skin/soft tissue infection
isolation_source
blood
lat_lon
42.33 N 83.05 W
methicillin susceptibility
resistant
genotype
ST8-MRSA-IVa CC8
Ridom spa type
t008
Kreiswirth spa type
YHGFMBQBLO
host_age
66
host_description
Patient with history of eczema, cardiomyopathy, systolic dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension presents with chest pain. Incidental blood culture revealed staphylococcal bacteremia with presumption of eczema-associated skin breakdown as source. Patient managed medically with vancomycin and cefazolin. Transesophageal echocardiogram unremarkable with cardiology clearance to retain indwelling cardioverter device hardware. Patient discharged home. Duration of bacteremia: 1 day.
host_disease_outcome
recovery
host_sex
male
host_subject_id
BSS196
Alternate Nomenclature
B0916
Other Isolates from Patient
none
Provenance
Detroit Medical Center > Berti
BioSampleModel
Pathogen.cl