Bacteremia with Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in a 4 month old pediatric oncology patient

Leah D Blondeau; Joseph E Rubin; Harry Deneer; Rani Kanthan; Stephen Sanche; Nicole Beshard; Chris Mpofu; Joseph M Blondeau

doi:10.1080/1120009X.2020.1773627

Bacteremia with Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in a 4 month old pediatric oncology patient

J Chemother. 2020 Sep;32(5):260-262. doi: 10.1080/1120009X.2020.1773627. Epub 2020 Jun 15.

Authors

Leah D Blondeau¹, Joseph E Rubin^{1

2}, Harry Deneer^{1

3}, Rani Kanthan^{1

3}, Stephen Sanche^{1

4

5}, Nicole Beshard^{1

5}, Chris Mpofu⁶, Joseph M Blondeau^{1

3

4

7

8}

Affiliations

¹ University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
² Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
³ Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
⁴ Division of Clinical Microbiology, Royal University Hospital and Saskatchewan Health Authority.
⁵ Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
⁶ Division of Pediatric Oncology, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
⁷ Departments of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
⁸ Ophthalmology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

PMID: 32538712
DOI: 10.1080/1120009X.2020.1773627

Abstract

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius colonizes and is a pathogen of dogs and is being increasingly recognized from specimens from humans with various infections. We describe a case of S. pseudintermedius bacteremia in a 4 month old pediatric oncology patient with clear evidence of transmission from the family pet.

Keywords: Staphylococcus pseudintermedius;; bacteremia; human;; oncology;; pediatric; pet.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / drug therapy
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / microbiology*
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Bacteremia / microbiology
Bacteremia / transmission*
Dog Diseases / microbiology
Dog Diseases / transmission*
Dogs
Humans
Infant
Male
Neuroblastoma / drug therapy
Neuroblastoma / microbiology*
Pets / microbiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / transmission*
Staphylococcus / drug effects
Staphylococcus / isolation & purification*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents

Supplementary concepts

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius