Staphylococcus haemolyticus Sh29/312. Staphylococcus haemolyticus strain:Sh29/312

Staphylococcus haemolyticus is a coagulase-negative species of the genus Staphylococcus. This commensal bacteria is found in the human skin in areas with apocrine glands. However, S. haemolyticus has been increasingly associated with nosocomial infections and resistance to different antimicrobials. Sh 29/312 is a linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus strain (linezolid MIC, 64 µg/mL) isolated from blood culture from a patient admitted to a tertiary care hospital in São Paulo, Brazil.