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  • Title: Recurrent ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection caused by small-colony variants of Staphylococcus aureus.
    Author: Spanu T, Romano L, D'Inzeo T, Masucci L, Albanese A, Papacci F, Marchese E, Sanguinetti M, Fadda G.
    Journal: Clin Infect Dis; 2005 Sep 01; 41(5):e48-52. PubMed ID: 16080075.
    Abstract:
    Phenotypic variants of Staphylococcus aureus may be misidentified by routine microbiological methods, and they may also respond poorly to antibacterial treatment. Using molecular methods, we identified small-colony variants of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (which were misidentified by 3 widely used automated identification systems as methicillin-susceptible coagulase-negative staphylococci) as the cause of recurrent ventriculoperitoneal shunt-related meningitis.
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