Staphylococcus lugdunensisInfection Sites: Predominance of Abscesses in the Pelvic Girdle Region | Zendy

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Staphylococcus lugdunensisInfection Sites: Predominance of Abscesses in the Pelvic Girdle Region

Author(s) -

Richard Bellamy,

Timothy Barkham

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/341304

Subject(s) - staphylococcus lugdunensis , medicine , abscess , pelvic girdle , staphylococcus , staphylococcal infections , micrococcaceae , staphylococcus aureus , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , antibacterial agent , biology , bacteria , genetics

We used a screening protocol to identify Staphylococcus lugdunensis in clinical specimens with pure or predominant growth of coagulase-negative staphylococci. S. lugdunensis was isolated from 17 patients in a 12-month period and was judged to be the cause of infection in 14 cases. In 13 cases, the patient had a soft-tissue abscess, and in 9 of these, the abscess was located in the pelvic girdle region, which suggests that this may be the natural habitat of S. lugdunensis.

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