Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Lead-related Endocarditis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococcus (CoNS) that constitutes normal skin flora and is often read as a contaminant when isolated in blood cultures. In recent years S. lugdunensis has been increasingly recognized as a true pathogen causing a spectrum of infections from ben...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
2023-03-01
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Series: | Brown Journal of Hospital Medicine |
Online Access: | https://bhm.scholasticahq.com/article/73883-automatic-implantable-cardioverter-defibrillator-lead-related-endocarditis-due-to-staphylococcus-lugdunensis |