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Case Reports
. 1998 Mar;36(3):812-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.36.3.812-813.1998.

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

N Schnitzler  1 , R Meilicke, G Conrads, D Frank, G Haase
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Case Reports

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

N Schnitzler et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1998 Mar.

Abstract

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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FIG. 1
Screening scheme for identification of S. lugdunensis. ∗, needs confirmation by additional tests. ODC, ornithine decarboxylase.
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