Bacteremia with Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in a 4 month old pediatric oncology patient.
Leah D BlondeauJoseph E RubinHarry DeneerRani KanthanStephen E SancheNicole BeshardChris MpofuJoseph M BlondeauPublished in: Journal of chemotherapy (Florence, Italy) (2020)
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.