Hemodialysis catheter associated bacteremia by Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies schleiferi: a case report.

  • Luis Salgado-Montiel Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad de Cartagena. Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia.
  • Pedro Escobar-Bernal Departamento de Medicina Interna. Hospital Universitario del Caribe. Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia.
  • Juan David Vélez Aguirre Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad de Cartagena. Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia - Departamento de Medicina Interna. Hospital Universitario del Caribe. Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia.
Keywords: Catheter-Related Infections; Bacteremia; Staphylococcal Infections.

Abstract

S. Schleiferi is a Gram-positive coccus that belongs to the group of coagulase-negative staphylococci and is part of the normal microflora of human skin and mucous membranes. In recent years, it has been considered an opportunistic nosocomial microorganism, with some reports of infection in humans that mostly correspond to postoperative infections in older adult patients with comorbidities. We present the case of a 56-year-old woman who developed hemodialysis catheter associated bacteriemia by S. Schleiferi in a tertiary care hospital in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

Published
2022-09-15
How to Cite
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Salgado-Montiel L, Escobar-Bernal P, Vélez Aguirre JD. Hemodialysis catheter associated bacteremia by Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies schleiferi: a case report. Rev Nefrol Dial Traspl. [Internet]. 2022Sep.15 [cited 2025Jan.3];42(04):320-4. Available from: http://revistarenal.org.ar/index.php/rndt/article/view/858
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Vol. 42 No. 04 (2022): Octubre/Dicimbre
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Case Report
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