ArticleJournal of medical case reports2008
Ventriculitis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis: two case reports.
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- Stereotactic placement of dual lumen catheter system for continuous drainage, irrigation, and intraventricular antibiotic therapy for treatment of brain abscess with ventriculitis - A case report and literature review.Surgical neurology international · 2024Article
- Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for Staphylococcus lugdunensis.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2022Article
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- Complete genome sequence of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus lugdunensis strain and characteristics of its staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Embolic Stroke and Meningitis Secondary toCase reports in infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging diagnostic relevance in pyogenic ventriculitis with an atypical presentation: a case report.BMC research notes · 2014Article
- Staphylococcus lugdunensis native tricuspid valve endocarditis: a case report and review of literature.Journal of general internal medicine · 2011Review
- First documented case of a Staphylococcus lugdunensis strain carrying the mecA gene in Northern Europe.Infection ecology & epidemiology · 2011Article
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Abstract
introductionStaphylococcus lugdunensis is an unusually virulent coagulase-negative staphylococcus that has rarely been implicated in central nervous system infections. CASE PRESENTATION: Two children hospitalized in the Neurosurgery Unit developed ventriculitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus lugdunensis following placement of external ventriculostomy drains. The causative organisms were identified by molecular studies. The patients recovered without significant sequelae after high doses of intrathecal vancomycin.
conclusionDistinguishing Staphylococcus lugdunensis from other coagulase-negative staphylococcus species is crucial because it carries a substantial risk for severe central nervous system infections displayed by patients with implanted cerebrospinal fluid devices. Clinicians should not underestimate the importance of the isolation of this species from cerebrospinal fluid specimens.
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