Two successfully treated cases of Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis

被引:3
作者
Chatzigeorgiou, Kalliopi-Stavroula [1 ]
Ikonomopoulou, Christina [2 ]
Kalogeropoulou, Sofia [2 ]
Siafakas, Nikolaos [1 ]
Giannopoulos, Georgios [2 ]
Antoniadou, Anastasia [3 ]
Tassios, Panayotis T. [4 ]
Tarpatzi, Ekaterini [1 ]
Giannitsioti, Efthymia [3 ]
Vlachakos, Dimitrios [2 ]
Ikonomopoulos, Theophanis [2 ]
Petinaki, Efthymia [5 ]
Zerva, Loukia [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Athens, Sch Med, Attikon Univ Hosp, Lab Clin Microbiol, Athens 12462, Greece
[2] Univ Athens, Sch Med, Attikon Univ Hosp, Dept Internal Med 2, Athens 12462, Greece
[3] Univ Athens, Sch Med, Attikon Univ Hosp, Dept Internal Med 4, Athens 12462, Greece
[4] Univ Athens, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol, GR-11527 Athens, Greece
[5] Univ Thessalia, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol, Larisa 41112, Greece
关键词
Staphylococcus lugdunensis; Endocarditis; PROSTHETIC VALVE; IDENTIFICATION; STRAINS;
D O I
10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.07.018
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
Prosthetic valve and pacemaker lead endocarditis by Staphylococcus lugdunensis remain very rare, while the former is associated with an ominous prognosis Two cases involving a prosthetic aortic valve and a pacemaker lead, respectively, are reported Despite disease seventy and delayed diagnosis, patients recovered fully with combined antimicrobial and surgical treatment (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved
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页码:445 / 448
页数:4
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