First report of a Staphylococcus caprae isolated from middle ear fluid of an infant with recurrent acute otitis media

Elżbieta Mazur, Piotr Żychowski, Marek Juda, Izabela Korona-Głowniak, Grażyna Niedzielska, Anna Malm, Maria Kozioł-Montewka
2017 Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine  
Mazur E, Żychowski P, Juda M, Korona-Głowniak I, Niedzielska G, Malm A, Kozioł-Montewka M. First report of a Staphylococcus caprae isolated from middle ear fluid of an infant with recurrent acute otitis media. 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
more » ... . 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.
doi:10.5604/12321966.1233553 pmid:28954470 fatcat:6nzhfdqgmfgpzhuqqv6ehcl7ya