Human infections caused by Staphylococcus argenteus in Germany: genetic characterisation and clinical implications of novel species designation

We report a series of Staphylococcus argenteus infections from Saarland, Germany. Travel histories were unremarkable for extra-European sojourns, indicating an autochthonous transmission mode. Multilocus sequence typing revealed that all isolates were members of the clonal complex CC2250. In only on...

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Autores principales: Alhussein, Farah, Fürstenberg, Judith, Gaupp, Rosmarie, Eisenbeis, Janina, Last, Katharina, Becker, Sören L., Papan, Cihan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7669802/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32572654
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-020-03950-4
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Sumario:We report a series of Staphylococcus argenteus infections from Saarland, Germany. Travel histories were unremarkable for extra-European sojourns, indicating an autochthonous transmission mode. Multilocus sequence typing revealed that all isolates were members of the clonal complex CC2250. In only one case, guideline-adherent treatment with an isoxazolyl penicillin was prescribed. Our report illustrates the perils of novel species designations, which may lead to misconceptions and suboptimal treatment choices among clinicians.

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