Isolation of Staphylococcus kloosii from an Ankle Wound of an Elderly Female Patient in Rural Saskatchewan, Canada: A Case Report

Blondeau LD1*, Rubin JE1,2, Deneer H1,3, Kanthan R1,3, Sanche S1,4,5, Blondeau JM1,3,4,6,7

1University of Saskatchewan, Canada
2Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
3Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
4Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal University Hospital and Saskatchewan Health Authority, Canada
5Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
6Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
7Department of Ophthalmology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

^*Correspondance to: Blondeau JM 

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Abstract:

Staphylococcus kloosii is a rare human pathogen. We report the isolation of this organism from an ankle wound of an elderly female patient. This is only the second report of this organism from a human patient.

Keywords:

Staphylococcus kloosii; Human infection; Female patient

Cite the Article:

Blondeau LD, Rubin JE, Deneer H, Kanthan R, Sanche S, Blondeau JM. Isolation of Staphylococcus kloosii from an Ankle Wound of an Elderly Female Patient in Rural Saskatchewan, Canada: A Case Report. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2021; 6: 2073..