ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS
- 1 March 2002
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Vol. 21 (3) , 265-268
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006454-200203000-00025
Abstract
We describe a case of native valve endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis, a perineal skin commensal, and review 28 other cases from the medical literature. Correctly identifying this coagulase-negative organism is critical because endocarditis is usually associated with left sided valvular disruption and life-threatening embolic complications, reminiscent of disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Urgent surgical intervention is necessary in most cases.Keywords
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