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01-08-2018 | Original Article
Comparison of the etiological relevance of Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Staphylococcus hominis
Authors:
Hagen Frickmann, Andreas Hahn, Romy Skusa, Nils Mund, Vivian Viehweger, Thomas Köller, Kerstin Köller, Norbert Georg Schwarz, Karsten Becker, Philipp Warnke, Andreas Podbielski
Published in:
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
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Issue 8/2018
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Abstract
The study was performed to assess potential differences in the etiological relevance of two coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Staphylococcus hominis, in an observational single-center study. Over a 5-year interval, patients in whom there was detected S. haemolyticus or S. hominis of presumed etiological relevance were assessed for the primary endpoint death during hospital stay and the secondary endpoint transfer to an intensive care unit (ICU) after the detection of S. haemolyticus or S. hominis. Patients with S. haemolyticus or S. hominis died in 11.3% (50 out of 444) and 9.5% (60 out of 631) of cases, respectively, and were transferred to ICU after S. haemolyticus and S. hominis detection in 8.7% (19 out of 219) and 11.7% (44 out of 377) of cases, respectively. There was no significance for species-related influence on the primary outcome parameter (P > 0.1), while ICU transfers were more likely for patients with S. hominis detections (P = 0.016). Delayed diagnosis of both CoNS species was associated with an increased probability of death (P = 0.009). The study revealed comparable morbidity caused by S. haemolyticus and S. hominis identified in a clinically relevant context.