Colony variation in Staphylococcus lugdunensis

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作者
Leung, MJ
Nuttall, N
Pryce, TM
Coombs, GW
Pearman, JW
机构
[1] Royal Perth Hosp, Dept Microbiol & Infect Dis, Perth, WA 6000, Australia
[2] Univ Queensland, Royal Brisbane Hosp, Div Microbiol, Herston, Qld 4006, Australia
[3] Gold Coast Hosp, Dept Pathol, Microbiol Lab, Southport, Qld 4029, Australia
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10.1128/JCM.36.10.3096-3098.1998
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is being increasingly reported as a pathogen with an outcome resembling that of S. aureus rather than coagulase-negative staphylococci, Recent local isolates exhibited colonial variation that delayed identification and interpretation of clinical significance. Until now previous descriptions have not emphasized colonial variation as an important identifying characteristic of S, lugdunensis.
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