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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2006, p. 4609-4612, Vol. 44, No. 12
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JCM.01308-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
First Case of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Infection in a Human
Lieve Van Hoovels,
Anne Vankeerberghen,
An Boel,
Kristien Van Vaerenbergh, and
Hans De Beenhouwer*
Department of Clinical Microbiology, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium
Received 26 June 2006/
Returned for modification 26 August 2006/
Accepted 7 October 2006
We present the first clinical report of a Staphylococcus pseudintermedius infection in a human. Biochemically, S. pseudintermedius can be easily misidentified as S. aureus. Therefore, the final microbiological identification requires the combination of phenotypic and genotypic tests.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, OLV Hospital, Moorselbaan 164, B-9300 Aalst, Belgium. Phone: 32 53 724274. Fax: 32 53 724588. E-mail:
Hans.De.Beenhouwer{at}olvz-aalst.be.
Published ahead of print on 18 October 2006.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2006, p. 4609-4612, Vol. 44, No. 12
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JCM.01308-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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