Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus schleiferi</i> Subspecies <i>coagulans</i> Infection in a Patient With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Abstract

To our knowledge and literature search, <i>Staphylococcus schleiferi</i> subspecies <i>coagulans</i> infection in human beings has rarely been described in the medical literature. Furthermore, we believe that this is a first detailed case report of methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus schleiferi</i> subspecies <i>coagulans</i> infection in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma. Because of the possible association of <i>Staphylococcus schleiferi</i> infection and immunosuppression, any isolates of this bacterium in human beings should be presumed to be pathogenic, unless proven otherwise.