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Pacemaker Related Infective Endocarditis fromStaphylococcus Lugdunensis: A Case Report

Author(s) -

Michael Ward,

Kevin M. Boehm

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

case reports in critical care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6439

pISSN - 2090-6420

DOI - 10.1155/2013/180401

Subject(s) - staphylococcus lugdunensis , endocarditis , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus , infective endocarditis , staphylococcal infections , medicine , bacteria , dermatology , biology , surgery , genetics

Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a common skin flora not typically associated with infection. There are, however, several cases reported in the literature of Staphylococcus lugdunensis as a causative bacterium of various infections. This paper reports an additional case of pacemaker associated endocarditis with Staphylococcus lugdunensis as the causative bacterium.

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