Abstract
Bacteria known in animal infectious diseases can cause challenges in human diagnostic laboratories. We present pitfalls in the identification and susceptibility testing of Staphylococcus hyicus, a pathogen that typically causes exudative epidermitis in pigs. In this case, the coagulase-positive staphylococcus isolated from a septic patient was misidentified as Staphylococcus aureus.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bacteremia / diagnosis*
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Bacteremia / microbiology*
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Bacteremia / pathology
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / pathology
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Staphylococcus hyicus / classification
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Staphylococcus hyicus / genetics
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Staphylococcus hyicus / isolation & purification*
Substances
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DNA, Bacterial
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S