Staphylococcus haemolyticus
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| Staphylococcus haemolyticus Schleifer & Kloos 1975 |
Staphylococcus haemolyticus is a species of bacterium belonging to the genus Staphylococcus. It is a Gram positive coccus, coagulase negative, and catalase positive. Frequently found as a commensal organism on the skin of humans and animals, S. haemolyticus occurs infrequently as a cause of soft-tissue infections, usually in immunocompromised patients. [1]
S. haemolyticus is resistant to multiple antimicrobial agents.[2] Resistance to vancomycin has been recorded, and this is a cause for concern because such resistance could be acquired by other, more pathogenic staphylococci.
References
- ↑ Rolston KVI, Bodey GP. (2003). Infections in Patients with Cancer. In: Cancer Medicine (Kufe DW et al, eds.) (6th ed. ed.). BC Decker. (via NCBI Bookshelf) ISBN 0-9631172-1-1.
- ↑ Froggatt JW, Johnston JL, Galetto DW, Archer GL (1989). "Antimicrobial resistance in nosocomial isolates of Staphylococcus haemolyticus". Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 33 (4): 460–6. PMID 2729941 fulltext.