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Staphylococcus lugdunensis: low prevalence and clinical significance in a pediatric microbiology laboratory.
- Source :
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The Pediatric infectious disease journal [Pediatr Infect Dis J] 2013 Jan; Vol. 32 (1), pp. 87-9. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Staphylococcus lugdunensis is reported to be a highly virulent coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species, but whether it is an important pediatric pathogen is uncertain. At our pediatric center, only 2.1% (7/347) of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus isolates were found to be S. lugdunensis, and only 1 isolate was considered possibly clinically significant.S. lugdunensis does not appear to be a common pathogen in children.
- Subjects :
- Child
Coagulase metabolism
Female
Hospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Laboratories, Hospital
Male
Ontario epidemiology
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Skin microbiology
Staphylococcus lugdunensis enzymology
Urinary Catheters microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections microbiology
Staphylococcus lugdunensis isolation & purification
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1532-0987
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Pediatric infectious disease journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23241991
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e3182755f58