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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2006, p. 2311-2313, Vol. 44, No. 6
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02125-05
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

First Report of Septicemia Caused by an Obligately Anaerobic Staphylococcus aureus Infection in a Human

Sandra L. Peake,1 John Victor Peter,1 Louisa Chan,1 Rolf P. Wise,3 Andrew R. Butcher,2 and David I. Grove2*

Department of Intensive Care, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia 5011, Australia,1 Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia 5011, Australia,2 Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia3

Received 10 October 2005/ Returned for modification 26 October 2005/ Accepted 22 March 2006

In this case report, we describe the first instance of septicemia caused by an obligately anaerobic Staphylococcus aureus in a human. A 45-year-old man presented with septicemia, septic arthritis, and multiple pulmonary abscesses, which were caused by an obligately anaerobic S. aureus. The clinical and microbiological features that led to the diagnosis are discussed. Genotyping cannot at present reliably separate S. aureus subsp. aureus from S. aureus subsp. anaerobius, but phenotypic characteristics suggest that the present isolate is a previously undescribed strain of anaerobic Staphylococcus aureus.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia 5011, Australia. Phone: 61 8 8222 6728. Fax: 61 8 8222 6425. E-mail: david.grove{at}imvs.sa.gov.au.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2006, p. 2311-2313, Vol. 44, No. 6
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02125-05
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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