Staphylococcus lugdunensis Pacemaker-related Infection

Staphylococcus lugdunensis Pacemaker-related Infection

We report the first known case of a device-related bloodstream infection involving Staphylococcus lugdunensis small-colony variants. Recurrent pacemaker-related bloodstream infection within a period of 10 months illustrates the poor clinical and microbiologic response even to prolonged antimicrobial...

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Main Authors: Harald Seifert, Dirk Oltmanns, Karsten Becker, Hilmar Wisplinghoff, Christof von Eiff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Keywords: Staphylococcus lugdunensis
Small colony variants
Pacemakerrelated infection
Colony variation
Device-related infection
Recurrent infection
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/8/04-1177_article

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