Background: Staphylococcus saccharolyticus is a rarely encountered coagulase-negative slowly grower and strictly anaerobic staphylococcus from the skin. It is usually considered as a contaminant, but some rare reports describe deep-seated infections. Virulence factors remain poorly known although genomic analysis highlight pathogenic potential.Case presentation: we report a case of Staphylococcus saccharolyticus spondylodiscitis that followed kyphoplasty, a procedure associated with a low rate of sometimes severe infectious complication (0.46%) and we reviewed the literature. This case specifically stresses the risk of S. saccharolyticus health-care associated infection in patients of poor condition.Conclusion: infection to S. saccharolyticus is difficult to diagnose due to microbiological characteristics of this bacterium, requires timely treatment and improved infection control procedure should be encouraged for patients with poor condition.
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