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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 68-69 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2012 |
Keywords
- Coagulase
- Device
- Gram-positive
- Heart transplant
- Staphylococcus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases