Staphylococcus lugdunensis: an unusual cause of relapsing hematogenous septic arthritis of a native knee. Case report and review of the literature

Staphylococcus lugdunensis: an unusual cause of relapsing hematogenous septic arthritis of a native knee. Case report and review of the literature

Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a facultatively anaerobic gram-positive cocci of the coagulase-negative staphylococcus (CoNS) species. Initially considered as commensal, S. lugdunensis has been found to be responsible for a wide range of disseminated infections in humans (bacteriemia, foreign-body inf...

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Main Authors: Alexandre-Raphael Wery, Maxime Taghavi, Joelle Nortier, Bhavna Mahadeb, Ioannis Raftakis, Evelyne Maillart, Philippe Clevenbergh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Staphylococcus lugdunensis
septic arthritis
bacteriemia
hemodialysis
arteriovenous fistula
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1494449/full
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