RESEARCH PAPER
First report of a Staphylococcus caprae isolated from middle ear fluid of an infant with recurrent acute otitis media
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Medical Microbiology Department, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Phoniatrics and Audiology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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Pharmaceutical Microbiology Department, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
Corresponding author
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2017;24(3):357–359
KEYWORDS
Staphylococcus capraerecurrent acute otitis mediamiddle ear fluidAntimicrobial susceptibilitybiochemical profile
ABSTRACT
Staphylococcus caprae was originally isolated from goat milk. This uncommon coagulase-negative staphylococcus, usually associated with animals, has only infrequently been detected in human clinical specimens. Its association with acute otitis media has not been demonstrated so far. The study reports the first isolation of S. caprae from the middle ear fluid of a 12-month-old infant with recurrent, bilateral acute otitis media. Biochemical traits and susceptibility pattern of the isolated strain are also presented
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