A case report of Small Colony variant of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a patient with chronic oesteomyelitis in a tertiary care hospital of eastern India

Author
Kalidas Rit
Department of Microbiology, I.P.G.M.E. & R, 244 AJC Bose Road. Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Abstract
Small colony variants (SCVs) of Staphylococcus aureus often cause persistant and relapsing infections. SCVs are characterized by a strong reduction in growth rate, atypical colony morphology and unusual biochemical characteristics. We here report a case of chronic oesteomyelitis caused by SCV of Staphyloccous aureus in a middle aged male patient.

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Advanced Biomedical Research
Volume 2014, January
January 2014
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