Title of article
Small Colony variants of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a patient with infective endocarditis: a case report and review of the literature
Author/Authors
Bhattacharyya, S Department of Microbiology - Bankura Sammilani Medical College - Bankura - West Bengal, India , Roy, S Department of Microbiology - Bankura Sammilani Medical College - Bankura - West Bengal, India , Mukhopadhyay, PK Department of Microbiology - Bankura Sammilani Medical College - Bankura - West Bengal, India , Rit, K Department of Microbiology - Bankura Sammilani Medical College - Bankura - West Bengal, India , Dey, JB Department of Microbiology - Bankura Sammilani Medical College - Bankura - West Bengal, India , Ganguly, U Department of Microbiology - Bankura Sammilani Medical College - Bankura - West Bengal, India , Ray, R Department of Microbiology - Bankura Sammilani Medical College - Bankura - West Bengal, India
Pages
2
From page
98
To page
99
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus produces a particular morphological variant called small colony variant (SCV) which is responsible
for persistent subclinical infections in predisposed individuals and is usually resistant to aminoglycosides and cell wall active
antibiotics. Infections by SCV of S. aureus are an upcoming problem due to difficulty in laboratory diagnosis and resistance
to antimicrobial chemotherapy. We here report a case of infective endocarditis caused by SCV of Staphylococcus aureus in
a pediatric patient.
Keywords
Small colony variant , Staphylococcus aureus , Auxotrophicity , Menadione
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2012
Record number
2426556
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