Staphylococcus argenteus

Background

• Gram-positive coagulase-positive coccus
• Member of the Staphylococcus aureus complex that was renamed to its own species in 2015
• More readily identified following updates to MALDI-ToF databases

Clinical Manifestations

• Likely the same as Staphylococcus aureus

Management

• Should likely be the same as Staphylococcus aureus