• Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. · Sep 1996

    Case Reports

    Sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis with small-colony variant Staphylococcus aureus.

    • P Spearman, D Lakey, S Jotte, A Chernowitz, S Claycomb, and C Stratton.
    • Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-2581, USA.
    • Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 1996 Sep 1; 26 (1): 13-5.

    AbstractSmall-colony variants of Staphylococcus aureus may cause invasive disease in adults that is prolonged and refractory to standard therapies. We present a case of sternoclavicular arthritis with small-colony variant S. aureus that occurred in an 11-year-old child and discuss the importance of identification of these variants in the clinical microbiology laboratory.

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