Endocarditis Due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis: Report of 11 Cases and Review

Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a recently described coagulase-negative staphylococcus that has been associated with human infections, including nine reported cases of infective endocarditis. The present study describes 11 other cases of infective endocarditis caused by this organism. The infection oc...

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Published in:	Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 871 - 876
Main Authors:	Vandenesch, François, Etienne, Jerome, Reverdy, Marie Elisabeth, Eykyn, Susannah J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press 01-11-1993 University of Chicago Press
Subjects:	Adult Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotics Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Clinical Infectious Disease Articles Combined Modality Therapy Community-Acquired Infections - drug therapy Community-Acquired Infections - etiology Community-Acquired Infections - surgery Endocarditis Endocarditis, Bacterial - drug therapy Endocarditis, Bacterial - etiology Endocarditis, Bacterial - surgery Female Heart Defects, Congenital - complications Heart Valve Prosthesis - adverse effects Heart valves Human bacterial diseases Humans Infections Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Penicillin Plasmids Prosthetics Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy Staphylococcal Infections - etiology Staphylococcal Infections - surgery Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections Staphylococcus Staphylococcus - pathogenicity Staphylococcus lugdunensis Vegetation Virulence Wound Infection - complications Human Prognosis Mortality Bibliographic survey Cardiovascular disease Infection Case study community acquired infection Heart disease Endocardial disease Endocarditis Bacteriosis Staphylococcal infection
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