Staphylococcus simulans infections in a patient following high supracondylar osteotomy to treat osteoarthritis: a case report

TL;DR

A rare case of Staphylococcus simulans infection after a bone surgery is reported, offering new insights into this uncommon bacterial infection.

Contribution

This is one of the few clinical reports of S. simulans infection identified using next-generation sequencing.

Findings

Staphylococcus simulans was identified in a patient following a high supracondylar osteotomy.

Next-generation sequencing was used to confirm the infection.

The case highlights the potential clinical significance of S. simulans in human infections.

Abstract

Staphylococcus simulans (S. simulans) is a coagulase-negative staphylococcus that is commonly found in animal pathogens. S. simulans rarely causes infections in clinical practice due to its low pathogenic ability and opportunistic pathogen, which results in few relevant clinical reports. In this paper, the authors primarily report a patient infected with S. simulans after a high supracondylar osteotomy and the S. simulans was identified by the means of the next-generation sequencing technology. This case report provides new evidence for the further research of S. simulans and paves the way for its clinical therapy.

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