Recovery of a catalase-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis strain in blood and urine cultures from a patient with pyelonephritis

George Kallstrom; Tom Chang; Marc Albertson; Daniel Morilla; Mark A Fisher; Bardwell Eberly

doi:10.1128/JCM.01031-11

Recovery of a catalase-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis strain in blood and urine cultures from a patient with pyelonephritis

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Nov;49(11):4018-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01031-11. Epub 2011 Sep 7.

Authors

George Kallstrom¹, Tom Chang, Marc Albertson, Daniel Morilla, Mark A Fisher, Bardwell Eberly

Affiliation

¹ Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859-5000, USA. george.kallstrom@us.army.mil

Abstract

This report describes a 60-year-old patient with bilateral nephrolithiasis. A catalase-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis strain was recovered from both urine and blood cultures. Although rare, isolates of catalase-negative Staphylococcus spp., including Staphylococcus aureus, have been reported. Here, we describe the first report of a catalase-negative S. epidermidis strain.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Blood / microbiology*
Catalase / metabolism*
DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nephrolithiasis / complications
Nephrolithiasis / diagnosis
Pyelonephritis / diagnosis
Pyelonephritis / microbiology*
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
Staphylococcus epidermidis / classification
Staphylococcus epidermidis / enzymology
Staphylococcus epidermidis / genetics
Staphylococcus epidermidis / isolation & purification*
Urine / microbiology*

Substances

DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Catalase