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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Staphylococcus argenteus''}}

== Background ==

* [[Stain::Gram-positive]] coagulase-[[Coagulase::positive]] [[Shape::coccus]]
* Previously known as [[Staphylococcus aureus]] clonal complex 75, it is a 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]][[CiteRef::becker2019im]]

[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]