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. 1997 Aug;35(8):2174–2177. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.8.2174-2177.1997

Pediatric bacteremia due to Staphylococcus warneri: microbiological, epidemiological, and clinical features.

J P Buttery 1, M Easton 1, S R Pearson 1, G G Hogg 1
PMCID: PMC229931  PMID: 9230410

Abstract

Between 1991 and 1995, an apparent high rate of Staphylococcus warneri bacteremias at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, raised the possibility of a virulent nosocomial strain. In a retrospective review of 30 S. warneri bacteremias in children, organisms were viable and verified in 22 episodes, 12 representing significant bacteremias. Of these 12 episodes, 2 pairs shared chromosomal DNA pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns in unconnected patients, dispelling concerns about a single virulent strain.

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