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

<i>Staphylococcus simulans</i> (<i>S. simulans</i>) is a coagulase-negative staphylococcus that is commonly found in animal pathogens. <i>S. simulans</i> 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 <i>S. simulans</i> after a high supracondylar osteotomy and the <i>S. simulans</i> was identified by the means of the next-generation sequencing technology. This case report provides new evidence for the further research of <i>S. simulans</i> and paves the way for its clinical therapy.