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Coagulase-negative staphylococci recently have been implicated as a cause of serious infections in immunocompromised individuals. An unusual case of community-acquired pneumonia due toStaphylococcus cohnii in an HIV-infected drug user is described. Results of a study conducted to examine the prevalence of infection due toStaphylococcus cohnii strains and their antibiotic-sensitivity patterns show a low frequency but a high morbidity. These results and a brief review of the literature emphasize the importance of these organisms and other staphylococcal species as emerging opportunistic pathogens in patients with AIDS.
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Mastroianni, A., Coronado, O., Nanetti, A. et al. Community-acquired pneumonia due toStaphylococcus cohnii in an HIV-infected patient: Case report and review. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 14, 904–908 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01691498
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