Genotypic diversity of coagulase-negative staphylococci causing endocarditis: a global perspective.
Cathy A Petti
,
Keith E Simmon
,
Jose M Miro
,
Bruno Hoen
(1, 2)
,
Francesc Marco
,
Vivian H Chu
,
Eugene Athan
,
Suzana Bukovski
,
Emilio Bouza
,
Suzanne Bradley
,
Vance G Fowler
,
Efthymia Giannitsioti
,
David Gordon
,
Porl Reinbott
,
Tony Korman
,
Selwyn Lang
,
Cristina Garcia-De-La-Maria
,
Annibale Raglio
,
Arthur J Morris
,
Patrick Plesiat
(3)
,
Suzanne Ryan
,
Thanh Doco-Lecompte
,
Francesca Tripodi
,
Riccardo Utili
,
Dannah Wray
,
J Jeffrey Federspiel
,
K. Boisson
,
L Barth Reller
,
David R Murdoch
,
Christopher W Woods
,
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Cathy A Petti
- Function : Author
Keith E Simmon
- Function : Author
Jose M Miro
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Bruno Hoen
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- PersonId : 11357
- IdHAL : bruno-hoen
- ORCID : 0000-0003-3070-3017
- IdRef : 058486194
Francesc Marco
- Function : Author
Vivian H Chu
- Function : Author
Eugene Athan
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Suzana Bukovski
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Emilio Bouza
- Function : Author
Suzanne Bradley
- Function : Author
Vance G Fowler
- Function : Author
Efthymia Giannitsioti
- Function : Author
David Gordon
- Function : Author
Porl Reinbott
- Function : Author
Tony Korman
- Function : Author
Selwyn Lang
- Function : Author
Cristina Garcia-De-La-Maria
- Function : Author
Annibale Raglio
- Function : Author
Arthur J Morris
- Function : Author
Suzanne Ryan
- Function : Author
Thanh Doco-Lecompte
- Function : Author
Francesca Tripodi
- Function : Author
Riccardo Utili
- Function : Author
Dannah Wray
- Function : Author
J Jeffrey Federspiel
- Function : Author
K. Boisson
- Function : Author
L Barth Reller
- Function : Author
David R Murdoch
- Function : Author
Christopher W Woods
- Function : Author
Non Renseigné
- Function : Author
Abstract
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are important causes of infective endocarditis (IE), but their microbiological profiles are poorly described. We performed DNA target sequencing and susceptibility testing for 91 patients with definite CNS IE who were identified from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis-Microbiology, a large, multicenter, multinational consortium. A hierarchy of gene sequences demonstrated great genetic diversity within CNS from patients with definite endocarditis that represented diverse geographic regions. In particular, rpoB sequence data demonstrated unique genetic signatures with the potential to serve as an important tool for global surveillance.