Microbiology Spectrum (Feb 2023)

Staphylococcus argenteus Infections, Brazil

  • Lisiane da Luz Rocha Balzan,
  • Adriana Medianeira Rossato,
  • Cezar Vinicius Wurdig Riche,
  • Vlademir Vicente Cantarelli,
  • Pedro Alves D’Azevedo,
  • Aline Valério de Lima,
  • Beatriz Rodrigues,
  • Ivan Leonardo Avelino França e Silva,
  • Cícero Armídio Gomes Dias,
  • Jorge Luiz Mello Sampaio

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01179-22
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1

Abstract

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ABSTRACT In 2015, two new species related to the Staphylococcus aureus were proposed. We describe five isolates of the new species Staphylococcus argenteus cultured from human cases of bacteremia and skin and soft tissue infections. This is the first report of S. argenteus, from South America, causing community-acquired and nosocomial infections.

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