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Distribution of coagulase-negative staphylococci, including the newly described speciesStaphylococcus schleiferi, in nosocomial and community acquired urinary tract infections

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Four hundred and four coagulase-negative staphylococci were isolated from 4905 urine specimens obtained from 4192 inpatients and outpatients. The distribution of the strains was as follows: 193Staphylococcus epidermidis (47.8 %), 171Staphylococcus saprophyticus (42.3 %), 29Staphylococcus haemolyticus (7.2 %), 5Staphylococcus warneri (1.2 %), 3Staphylococcus schleiferi (0.7 %), 2Staphylococcus hominis (0.5 %) and 1Staphylococcus simulans (0.2 %). All threeStaphylococcus schleiferi strains were isolated from inpatients: a 64-year-old female, a 68-year-old male and a 3-month-old male with colony counts of 468,000 cfu/ml, 324,000 cfu/ml and 764,000 cfu/ml respectively. These findings show that among coagulase-negative staphylococci,Staphylococcus schleiferi, a newly described species of coagulase-negative staphylococci not previously reported as a uropathogen, may also cause hospital acquired urinary tract infection.

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  1. Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpaşa Teaching Hospital, 81327, Istanbul, Turkey

    H. Öztürkeri, Ö. Kocabeyoğlu & E. Koşan

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpaşa Teaching Hospital, 81327, Istanbul, Turkey

    Y. Z. Yergök

  3. Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpaşa Teaching Hospital, 81327, Istanbul, Turkey

    O. Ş. Yenen & K. Keskin

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Öztürkeri, H., Kocabeyoğlu, Ö., Yergök, Y.Z. et al. Distribution of coagulase-negative staphylococci, including the newly described speciesStaphylococcus schleiferi, in nosocomial and community acquired urinary tract infections. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 13, 1076–1079 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02111833

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