Staphylococcus lugdunensis:: Report of a case of peritonitis and an easy-to-perform screening strategy

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作者
Schnitzler, N
Meilicke, R
Conrads, G
Frank, D
Haase, G [1 ]
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[1] Univ Hosp, Inst Med Microbiol, Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, D-52057 Aachen, Germany
[2] Univ Hosp, Natl Reference Ctr Streptococci, Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, D-52057 Aachen, Germany
[3] Univ Hosp, Dept Internal Med 2, Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, D-52057 Aachen, Germany
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10.1128/JCM.36.3.812-813.1998
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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We report on a severe case of peritonitis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis. The clinical course resembled an infection due to S. aureus more than one due to other coagulase-negative staphylococci. Therefore, we strongly recommend identification and propose an easy-to-perform procedure for screening of this pathogen.
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