Daptomycin, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus hominis Catheter-Related Bacteraemia in a Hemodialysis Patient

We report a case of a haemodialysis patient that presented a catheter-related bacteraemia caused by a Coagulase negative Staphylococcus. With the utilization of molecular biology techniques the bacterial isolate recovered from catheter was surprisingly identified as S. hominis by sequencing of the 1...

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Published in:Open journal of medical microbiology (Irvine, CA) CA), 2013-03, Vol.3 (1), p.53-55
Main Authors: Macía-Heras, Manuel, Donate-Correa, Javier, Alcoba-Flórez, Julia, Pulido-Reyes, Gerardo, Martín-Núñez, Ernesto, Martín-Padrón, Joel, Méndez-Álvarez, Sebastián
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Language:English
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Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus hominis
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Summary:We report a case of a haemodialysis patient that presented a catheter-related bacteraemia caused by a Coagulase negative Staphylococcus. With the utilization of molecular biology techniques the bacterial isolate recovered from catheter was surprisingly identified as S. hominis by sequencing of the 16S ribosomal gene. The S. hominis isolate, which is not often associated with infections in dialysis patients, was resistant to methicillin, being mecA positive, and to daptomycin. The patient was successfully treated with vancomycin together with the catheter retirement.
ISSN:2165-3372
2165-3380
DOI:10.4236/ojmm.2013.31008